"Purpura Fulminans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A severe, rapidly fatal reaction occurring most commonly in children following an infectious illness. It is characterized by large, rapidly spreading skin hemorrhages, fever, or shock. Purpura fulminans often accompanies or is triggered by DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION.
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D055665
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.802.230 C23.550.414.950.230 C23.888.885.687.230
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Purpura Fulminans" by people in Profiles.
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Reconstructing Severe Lower Extremity Skin Necrosis in a Pediatric Patient. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2021 Jul 01; 34(7):1-6.
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Protein C Deficiency. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2019 10; 143(10):1281-1285.
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Acquired Versus Congenital Neonatal Purpura Fulminans: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018 11; 40(8):625-627.
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Efficacy and safety of protein C concentrate to treat purpura fulminans and thromboembolic events in severe congenital protein C deficiency. Thromb Haemost. 2016 07 04; 116(1):58-68.
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Purpura fulminans associated with acute West Nile virus encephalitis. J Clin Virol. 2016 Feb; 75:1-4.