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,...

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Main Authors: Erick F. Alvarez, Karen E. Olarte, Mayur S. Ramesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/508503
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