title: Varicella (purpura fulminans variant) in an adult diagnosed at autopsy.
abstract: We are presenting a 70 years old man with purpura fulminans secondary to Varicella infection. A brief review of literature is done and mechanism of disease are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: San Juan Veterans Hospital, Department of Pathology & Lab. Medicine, P.R. 00927.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Lozada Muñoz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Velázquez Vera
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de los Angeles Cortés
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology