"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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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Purpura Fulminans" by people in Profiles.
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Purpura fulminans as the presenting manifestation of COVID-19. Postgrad Med J. 2021 07; 97(1149):473.
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Long-term Quality of Life in Adult Patients Surviving Purpura Fulminans: An Exposed-Unexposed Multicenter Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 07 02; 69(2):332-340.
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Meningococcal purpura fulminans and severe myocarditis with clinical meningitis but no meningeal inflammation: a case report. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 12; 19(1):252.
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American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: treatment of pediatric venous thromboembolism. Blood Adv. 2018 11 27; 2(22):3292-3316.
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Clinical spectrum and short-term outcome of adult patients with purpura fulminans: a French multicenter retrospective cohort study. Intensive Care Med. 2018 Sep; 44(9):1502-1511.
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Skin biopsy polymerase chain reaction for rapid microbiological diagnosis in patients with purpura fulminans. Br J Dermatol. 2017 10; 177(4):e154-e155.