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Purpura fulminans (PF) is associated with several infections, most notably with meningococcus, staphylococcus, and streptococcus infections. However, there are few reports of association of this entity with spotted fever from India. We report the case of a 55-year-old man who presented with fever,
Purpura fulminans (PF) is a rare skin disorder with extensive areas of blueblack hemorrhagic necrosis. Patients manifest typical laboratory signs of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Our case describes a 37-year-old previously healthy man who presented with 3 days of generalized malaise,
Acute infectious purpura fulminans is a serious, potentially fatal condition. We present a case series of 11 patients from March 2005 to March 2017, whose clinical symptoms were fever (100%), confusion (63.6%) and headache (55%), and whose common laboratory abnormalities were thrombocytopenia
BACKGROUND
Purpura fulminans is an acute life-threatening disorder characterized by intravascular thrombosis and hemorrhagic infarction of the skin complicated with disseminated intravascular coagulation. It is commonly seen in acute infections following meningococcal and streptococcal infections.
In the department of Puy-de-Dôme, France, 17 cases of invasive meningococcal disease C were notified between March 2001 and the first week of 2002. Among the 15 confirmed cases, 11 (73%) were serogroup C, 2 (13%) serogroup B, and 2 could not be identified. The rapid increase in the number of cases
We report the case of an 18-year old immunocompetent man who presented to the hospital with fever, headaches, and arthromyalgia that progressed to an erythematous rash, with a history of a tick bite 72 hours earlier. The diagnosis of rickettsial infection was suspected and a course of doxycycline
METHODS
Three young men became ill one after the other with fever, headaches, vomiting, arthralgias and muscle pain. One day after beginning of symptoms all three patients developed a haemorrhagic rash with petechial and ecchymotic lesions most intense on distal extremities. 24 hours later patient
The Waterhouse-Friderichsen (WFS) syndrome, also known as purpura fulminans, is described as acute hemorrhagic necrosis of the adrenal glands and is most often caused by meningococcal infection. This clinical entity is more frequently seen in the pediatric than the adult population and is associated
OBJECTIVE
To report an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease from Meghalaya, in the north east India, from January 2008 through June 2009.
METHODS
Retrospective review of case sheets was done. One hundred ten patients with invasive meningococcal disease were included for the study.
RESULTS
Of
To identify factors associated with unfavorable in-hospital outcome (death or disability) in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM).In a prospective multicenter cohort study (COMBAT; February 2013-July 2015), all consecutive cases of