Title: Case Report- Acute Infectious Purpura Fulminans Due to Klebsiella Pneumoniae
Authors: Dr Priyanka Singh, Dr Geeta Kampani
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i1.156
Abstract
Purpura fulminans (PF) is a rare but life threatening disorder of acute onset characterised by cutaneous haemorrhage and necrosis caused by disseminated intravascular coagulation and dermal vascular thrombosis.
Our case is a 19 yrs old female, with no previous co morbidities, high grade fever, loose stool, cough with non purulent mucoid expectoration not associated with hemoptysis and lower limb purpuric rashes.
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