Purpura fulminans as the presenting manifestation in a patient with juvenile SLE

We present a 12-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus and associated antiphospholipid syndrome who developed an unusual manifestation of purpura fulminans in an accelerated fashion. The patient improved after prompt treatment with anticoagulants, aggressive immunosuppressive drugs a...

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Main Authors: Erkan Demirkaya, Hasan Fatih Cakmakli, Safak Güçer, Nuray Aktay-Ayaz, Aytemiz Gürgey, Seza Ozen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2009-08-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2320
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