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Purpura Fulminans

Purpura Fulminans Abstract Infection is an important cause of purpura in infants and children. The purpuric manifestations of infectious diseases such as rubeola, varicella, infectious mononucleosis, tuberculosis, or cat scratch fever may be of interest to the physician as merely a visible suggestion of host sensitization to a bacterial or viral antigen. Following cases of scarlet fever or rubeola or with a meningococcal sepsis, there can occur a rare and overwhelming form of purpura rapidly causing death. This severe confluent purpura results in local tissue death and forms the clinical syndrome of purpura fulminans or purpura gangrenosa. Guelliot1 first recorded its description in 1884. Approximately 100 cases of this syndrome have been reported in the literature with a mortality rate of 92%. Purpura fulminans is a rare complication of scarlet fever, having been seen only 4 times in over 72,000 cases observed by several groups of authors.2,3 We feel that the References 1. Guelliot, A.: Note sur 3 Cas de purpura infectieux foudroyant , Union méd. et scient. nordest 8:25, 1884. 2. Hunt, L. W.: Hemorrhagic Purpura in Scarlet Fever , Am. J. Dis. Child. 56:1086, 1938.Crossref 3. Dick, G.; Miller, E. M., and Edmondson, H.: Severe Purpura with Gangrene of Lower Extremity Following Scarlet Fever: Recovery After Amputation , Am. J. Dis. Child. 47:374, 1934.Crossref 4. Chambers, W. N.; Holyoke, J. B., and Wilson, R. F.: Purpura Fulminans , New England J. Med. 247:933, 1952.Crossref 5. Koller, F.; Gasser, C.; Krüsi, G., and de Muralt, G.: Purpura fulminans nach Scharlach mit Faktor V-Mangel und Antithrombinüberschuss , Acta haemat. 4:33, 1950.Crossref 6. Dunn, H. G.: Gangrenous Purpura and Its Occurrence in Meningococcal Septicemia , Arch. Dis. Childhood 26:184, 1951.Crossref 7. Wintrobe, M. M.: Clinical Hematology , Ed. 3, Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1951, pp. 738-772. 8. Hudson, J. B.; Weinstein, L., and Chang, T-W.: Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Measles , J. Pediat. 48:48, 1956.Crossref 9. Murray, R. C., and Quick, A. J.: Purpura Fulminans , Marquette M. Rev. 22:122, 1957. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

Purpura Fulminans

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Abstract Infection is an important cause of purpura in infants and children. The purpuric manifestations of infectious diseases such as rubeola, varicella, infectious mononucleosis, tuberculosis, or cat scratch fever may be of interest to the physician as merely a visible suggestion of host sensitization to a bacterial or viral antigen. Following cases of scarlet fever or rubeola or with a meningococcal sepsis, there can occur a rare and overwhelming form of purpura rapidly causing death. This severe confluent purpura results in local tissue death and forms the clinical syndrome of purpura fulminans or purpura gangrenosa. Guelliot1 first recorded its description in 1884. Approximately 100 cases of this syndrome have been reported in the literature with a mortality rate of 92%. Purpura fulminans is a rare complication of scarlet fever, having been seen only 4 times in over 72,000 cases observed by several groups of authors.2,3 We feel that the References 1. Guelliot, A.: Note sur 3 Cas de purpura infectieux foudroyant , Union méd. et scient. nordest 8:25, 1884. 2. Hunt, L. W.: Hemorrhagic Purpura in Scarlet Fever , Am. J. Dis. Child. 56:1086, 1938.Crossref 3. Dick, G.; Miller, E. M., and Edmondson, H.: Severe Purpura with Gangrene of Lower Extremity Following Scarlet Fever: Recovery After Amputation , Am. J. Dis. Child. 47:374, 1934.Crossref 4. Chambers, W. N.; Holyoke, J. B., and Wilson, R. F.: Purpura Fulminans , New England J. Med. 247:933, 1952.Crossref 5. Koller, F.; Gasser, C.; Krüsi, G., and de Muralt, G.: Purpura fulminans nach Scharlach mit Faktor V-Mangel und Antithrombinüberschuss , Acta haemat. 4:33, 1950.Crossref 6. Dunn, H. G.: Gangrenous Purpura and Its Occurrence in Meningococcal Septicemia , Arch. Dis. Childhood 26:184, 1951.Crossref 7. Wintrobe, M. M.: Clinical Hematology , Ed. 3, Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1951, pp. 738-772. 8. Hudson, J. B.; Weinstein, L., and Chang, T-W.: Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Measles , J. Pediat. 48:48, 1956.Crossref 9. Murray, R. C., and Quick, A. J.: Purpura Fulminans , Marquette M. Rev. 22:122, 1957.

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A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children – American Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1959

References

  • Note sur 3 Cas de purpura infectieux foudroyant
    Guelliot , A.
  • Hemorrhagic Purpura in Scarlet Fever
    Hunt , L. W.
  • Severe Purpura with Gangrene of Lower Extremity Following Scarlet Fever: Recovery After Amputation
    Dick , G.; Miller, E. M., and Edmondson, H.
  • Purpura Fulminans
    Chambers , W. N.; Holyoke, J. B., and Wilson, R. F.
  • Purpura fulminans nach Scharlach mit Faktor V-Mangel und Antithrombinüberschuss
    Koller , F.; Gasser, C.; Krüsi, G., and de Muralt, G.
  • Gangrenous Purpura and Its Occurrence in Meningococcal Septicemia
    Dunn , H. G.
  • Clinical Hematology
    Wintrobe , M. M.
  • Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Measles
    Hudson , J. B.; Weinstein, L., and Chang, T-W.
  • Purpura Fulminans
    Murray , R. C., and Quick, A. J.