scholarly journals Purpura fulminans following immediate bilateral breast reconstruction: A case report and literature review

Burns Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-111
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Zeiderman ◽  
Lauren M. Perry ◽  
Anthony N. Almazan ◽  
David G. Greenhalgh ◽  
Tina L. Palmieri
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Purpura Fulminans

scholarly journals Uncommon Location of Purpura Fulminans: Case Report and Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Hasan Alsharif ◽  
Abdullah Al-Omair ◽  
Fedaa Andijani
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Adult Patient ◽  
Skin Necrosis ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Purpura Fulminans ◽  
Purpuric Rash ◽  
Uncommon Location

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.

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