SURVIVAL CASE OF PURPURA FULMINANS IN MENINGOCOCCAL SEPTICAEMIA IN AN ADULT WITH TRANSIENT PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY: A CASE REPORT
ABSTRACT Background: Purpura fulminans (PF) is a rapidly progressive thrombotic disorder affecting neonates and children and adults in which there is haemorrhagic infarction of skin and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Gram-negative organisms especially due to Neisseria meningitides are ce...
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Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-08-01
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Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1900 |
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