{"id":4231,"date":"2020-06-07T22:21:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T05:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/?page_id=4231"},"modified":"2020-12-31T21:35:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T05:35:32","slug":"purpura-fulminans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/hematology-oncology-m\/purpura-fulminans\/","title":{"rendered":"Purpura fulminans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A thrombotic disorder that occurs as a result of congenital or acquired protein C deficiency, often caused by sepsis, particularly involving certain organisms (eg, Neisseria meningitidis).<\/span><\/div>\n
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This middle aged woman with a history of a splenectomy due to trauma admitted with sepsis, developed purpura fulminans due to strep pneumonia.<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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