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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Main Author: Joaquin Valle Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-08-01
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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