| Literature DB >> 30723639 |
Mohamed Ahmed1, Michael Samotowka2, Saba Habis3, Ahmed Mahmoud1, Rasha Saeed4.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: disseminated intravascular coagulation; escherichia coli; purpura fulminans
Year: 2018 PMID: 30723639 PMCID: PMC6351005 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3638
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184