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purpura fulminans

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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. [ MESH:D055665 ]

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database cross reference
  • DOID:0060538 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:1001913 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • SCTID:13507004 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • MESH:D055665 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
definition

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.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0060538, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D055665, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/13507004

has exact synonym

purpura gangrenosa

has related synonym

fibrinolytic purpura

id

MONDO:0000809

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