Escherichia coli Bacteremia-induced Purpura Fulminans: A Case Report

Purpura fulminans (PF) is a dermatologic manifestation of an underlying life-threatening condition associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation and skin necrosis. The known categories include protein C deficiency or abnormalities of other coagulation systems (inherited or acquired), acute...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Mohamed, Samotowka, Michael, Habis, Saba, Mahmoud, Ahmed, Saeed, Rasha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6351005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30723639
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3638
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Sumario:Purpura fulminans (PF) is a dermatologic manifestation of an underlying life-threatening condition associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation and skin necrosis. The known categories include protein C deficiency or abnormalities of other coagulation systems (inherited or acquired), acute infectious PF and idiopathic. We describe a case of PF induced by Escherichia coli-associated bacteremia.

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