title: Purpura Fulminans Due to Acquired Protein C Deficiency.
abstract: Purpura fulminans (PF) may be the presenting symptom in a patient with protein C (PC) deficiency. It is a hematological emergency and presents with extensive areas of hemorrhagic necrosis of the skin. PC deficiency is usually genetically inherited. However, we report a 1 year and 4 months boy, who presented with acquired PC deficiency possibly of postinfectious etiology and developed PF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Devdeep
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Priyankar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Ritabrata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kundu
keywords: Protein C deficiency; purpura fulminans; skin necrosis