Adult purpura fulminans associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use

Purpura fulminans is an acute illness characterized by rapidly progressive dermal vascular thrombosis, leading to hemorrhagic necrosis of the skin. Here, we describe the case of a healthy woman who developed acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with purpura fulminans after intramuscula...

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Main Authors: N Kosaraju, V Korrapati, A Thomas, B R James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2011;volume=57;issue=2;spage=145;epage=146;aulast=Kosaraju