II. Pathophysiology
- Associated with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
- Possible etiologies
III. Signs
- See also Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
- Minimal inflammation
- Rapidly progressive Purpura
- Microvascular thrombosis in Dermis
- Perivascular Hemorrhage
- Necrotic gangrene
IV. Prognosis
- Frequently lethal condition
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| Definition (MSH) | A severe, rapidly fatal reaction occurring most commonly in children following an infectious illness. It is characterized by large, rapidly spreading skin hemorrhages, fever, or shock. Purpura fulminans often accompanies or is triggered by DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| MSH | D055665 , D011695 |
| ICD10 | D65 |
| SnomedCT | 13507004 |
| Japanese | 電撃性紫斑病, ﾃﾞﾝｹﾞｷｾｲｼﾊﾝﾋﾞｮｳ |
| English | purpura fulminans, purpura fulminans (diagnosis), Fulminans, Purpura, Purpura Fulminans, Purpura Fulminans [Disease/Finding], fulminans purpura, Purpura fulminans, Purpura fulminans (disorder), fulminans; purpura, purpura; fulminans, Purpura, fulminans |
| Czech | Purpura fulminans, purpura fulminans, fulminantní purpura |
| Spanish | Púrpura Fulminante, púrpura fulminante (trastorno), púrpura fulminante, Purpura fulminante |
| French | Purpura fulminans |
| Italian | Porpora fulminante, Purpura Fulminans |
| Russian | ПУРПУРА МОЛНИЕНОСНАЯ, PURPURA MOLNIENOSNAIA |
| German | Purpura fulminans |
| Swedish | Purpura fulminans |
| Portuguese | Púrpura Fulminante, Purpura Fulminans, Púrpura fulminante |
| Polish | Plamica piorunująca |
| Hungarian | Purpura fulminans |
| Norwegian | Fulminant purpura, Purpura fulminans |
| Dutch | fulminans; purpura, purpura; fulminans, purpura fulminans, Purpura fulminans |
