Open AccessUncommon Location of Purpura Fulminans: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Alsharif Sahar Hasan,
Al-Omair Abdullah,
Andijani Fedaa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
case reports in dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.338
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1662-6567
DOI - 10.1159/000505476
Subject(s) - single case
Purpura fulminans is a critical, mostly fatal, thrombotic syndrome that requires urgent intervention. Purpura fulminans is an acute purpuric rash characterized by coagulation of the microvasculature, which leads to purpuric lesions and skin necrosis. In this report, we present a rare case of an adult patient who was admitted with rapidly forming purpura fulminans in an uncommon location.