Uncommon Location of Purpura Fulminans: Case Report and Literature Review

Purpura fulminans is a critical, mostly fatal, thrombotic syndrome that requires urgent intervention. Purpura fulminans is an acute purpuric rash characterized by coagulation of the microvasculature, which leads to purpuric lesions and skin necrosis. In this report, we present a rare case of an adul...

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Autores principales: Alsharif, Sahar Hasan, Al-Omair, Abdullah, Andijani, Fedaa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32095125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000505476
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description Purpura fulminans is a critical, mostly fatal, thrombotic syndrome that requires urgent intervention. Purpura fulminans is an acute purpuric rash characterized by coagulation of the microvasculature, which leads to purpuric lesions and skin necrosis. In this report, we present a rare case of an adult patient who was admitted with rapidly forming purpura fulminans in an uncommon location.
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spelling pubmed-70117172020-02-24 Uncommon Location of Purpura Fulminans: Case Report and Literature Review Alsharif, Sahar Hasan Al-Omair, Abdullah Andijani, Fedaa Case Rep Dermatol Single Case Purpura fulminans is a critical, mostly fatal, thrombotic syndrome that requires urgent intervention. Purpura fulminans is an acute purpuric rash characterized by coagulation of the microvasculature, which leads to purpuric lesions and skin necrosis. In this report, we present a rare case of an adult patient who was admitted with rapidly forming purpura fulminans in an uncommon location. S. Karger AG 2020-01-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7011717/ /pubmed/32095125 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000505476 Text en Copyright © 2020 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Uncommon Location of Purpura Fulminans: Case Report and Literature Review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32095125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000505476
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