Angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma presenting as purpura fulminans.
Purpura fulminans is a nonspecific hematologic emergency with high initial mortality, representing a thrombotic occlusion of blood vessels leading to skin necrosis and disseminated intravascular coagulation, and often reported in the setting of sepsis. We report a case of nonfatal purpura fulminans in the context of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL).
Department of Dermatology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Circle, Portsmouth, VA 23708-2197, USA. anis.miladi@med.navy.mil.
Anis
A
Miladi
Brian C
BC
Thomas
Knox
K
Beasley
Jon
J
Meyerle
D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007119:Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D055665:Purpura Fulminans / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*