Department of Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan
Case Report
Purpura Fulminans in a 9-Year-Old Boy with Auto-Amputation
of Digits: A Case Report
Author(s): Naheed Maqbool*, Rabbia Khurshid, Saleem Ullah Khan and Noor Us Sabah
Purpura fulminans may have infectious, hereditary and idiopathic etiology. We came across a case of purpura fulminans in a 9-year-old boy who
had been healthy for first 4 years of his life and suddenly developed gangrenous lesions on extremities which proceeded to the detachment of
some digits. Laboratory evaluation revealed mild anemia, hypoalbuminemia, high platelet count, elevated aPTT, PT and INR, mild proteinuria and
high urinary protein to creatinine ratio. Child was managed by warfarin therapy... Read More»
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