Neonatal and childhood purpura fulminans: review of seven cases.
The cases of seven patients between the ages of seven days and three years with purpura fulminans have been reviewed. Causative agents in these new-borns were Escherichia coli, Enterobacter, and Staphylococcus; in older children they were varicella and E. coli. The clinical findings, medical and surgical interventions, and outcomes of the cases are presented here.
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Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
Ozkan
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy