purpura fulminans/edema

A male patient, 29 years old, was admitted to our unit with purpura fulminans, coagulation deficiency, renal failure and subsequent septic shock accompanied by respiratory insufficiency in the absence of meningeal signs. The serum levels of endogenous protein C, ATIII and calcium were well below the

In infants less than 2 years of age, acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is characterized by the rapid onset of purpuric annular lesions associated with initially local edemas of the extremities. In most cases, this disorder is benign, without visceral involvement and diagnosis is based on

Acute infantile hemorrhagic edema (AIHE) is a cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis, clinically characterized by the symptom triad of fever, large purpuric skin lesions, and edema. The clinical picture has a violent onset, a short benign course, and spontaneous complete recovery. In this article, we

BACKGROUND Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant, quantitative or functional defect of the C1 esterase inhibitor. The main role of the C1 esterase inhibitor is to regulate the activation of the complement system, the contact phase of the intrinsic coagulation system. On the other

In infants less than 2 years of age, acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is characterized by the rapid onset of annular purpuric lesions associated with initially localized edemas affecting the extremities. This disorder is usually benign, without visceral involvement. Diagnosis is based on

Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is a rare but benign vasculitis occurring in infants aged from 4 to 24 months. Skin lesions can take various forms, including extensive hemorrhagic purpura, and can therefore be mistaken for purpura fulminans if associated with fever, which leads to initiating

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the result of severe injuries of different etiologies of the capillary system in patients with previously healthy lungs, resulting in noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. The authors studied 42 infants in whom the histopathologic aspects were suggestive for

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical and laboratory effects of the substitution of protein C (PC) as an adjunct to conventional therapy in the treatment of purpura fulminans associated with meningococcal sepsis. METHODS case series. METHODS Medical and medical-surgical intensive care units of two

Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is a rare life-threatening clinical presentation in neonatal period. it is characterized by giant hemangioma and serious thrombocytopenia. The diagnostic criteria include: 1) hemangiomas on skin, 2) thrombocytopenia or coagulopathy, 3) hemangioma on internal organs