Acute infectious purpura fulminans associated with asplenism or hyposplenism

Kimberley Morine Ward; Julide Tok Celebi; Robyn Gmyrek; Marc E. Grossman

doi:10.1067/mjd.2002.124701

Acute infectious purpura fulminans associated with asplenism or hyposplenism

Kimberley Morine Ward, Julide Tok Celebi, Robyn Gmyrek, Marc E. Grossman

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Acute infectious purpura fulminans is a rapidly progressive syndrome of hemorrhagic skin necrosis associated with acute infection and disseminated intravascular coagulation. We report 5 cases of purpura fulminans and briefly review the literature. All cases were associated with encapsulated organisms (Streptococcus pneumoniae or Group A streptococcus), and 4 of the 5 patients had asplenism or functional hyposplenism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	493-496
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume	47
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1067/mjd.2002.124701
State	Published - 1 Oct 2002
Externally published	Yes

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