Purpura Fulminans Secondary toStreptococcus pneumoniaeMeningitis
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Purpura Fulminans Secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis
Purpura fulminans (PF) is a rare skin disorder with extensive areas of blueblack hemorrhagic necrosis. Patients manifest typical laboratory signs of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Our case describes a 37-year-old previously healthy man who presented with 3 days of generalized malaise, headache, vomiting, photophobia, and an ecchymotic skin rash. Initial laboratory workup revealed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6625,2090-6633
DOI: 10.1155/2012/508503