Purpura fulminans secondary to meningococcemia with fatal outcome: A case report and review of the literature
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purpura fulminans, disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombosis, infectionAbstract
Purpura fulminans (PF) is an uncommon presentation of meningococcemia secondary to intravascular thrombosis and cutaneous hemorrhagic ischemia. Its course is potentially lethal, with mortality rates in the acute phase between 18-40%. It affects infants more frequently; cases in adults are limited to reports in the literature.
We present the case of a patient with meningococcemia associated with purpura fulminans who required bilateral transtibial amputation and of distal phalanges of both hands.
Author Biographies
Sara Orozco Jiménez, Universidad CES
Residente de Dermatología, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
Olga Lucía Agudelo-Rojas, Universidad CES
Residente de Dermatología, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia.
Ana María Mejía-Giraldo, Hospital General de Medellín Luz Castro de Gutiérrez
Médica dermatóloga, Hospital General de Medellín Luz Castro de Gutiérrez, Medellín, Colombia.
Valeria Arciniegas-Grisales, Universidad CES
Residente de Dermatología, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia.
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