Purpura Fulminans Secondary to Rickettsial Infection: A Case Report

Autor:	Siddanagouda Biradar, Renuka Holyachi, Deepak K Kadeli
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	consumption coagulopathy disseminated intravascular coagulation thrombotic disorder Medicine
Zdroj:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 9, Iss 11, Pp OD01-OD02 (2015)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2249-782X 0973-709X
DOI:	10.7860/JCDR/2015/12719.6701
Popis:	Purpura fulminans is an acute life threatening disorder characterized by cutaneous haemorrhagic manifestations and necrosis caused by disseminated intravascular coagulation and dermal vascular thrombosis. In this case a 60-year-old male presented with purpuric lesions over both upper and lower limbs and consumption coagulopathy following rickettsial infection. It was diagnosed as purpura fulminans secondary to rickettsial infection with disseminated intravascular coagulation and treated with replacement of platelets and coagulation factors along with antibiotics and doxycycline.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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