European Journal of Dermatology
MENUPurpura fulminans in a patient with malaria Volume 10, issue 8, December 2000
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University of Miami School of Medicine Department of Dermatology, PO Box 016250 (r-250), Miami, FL 33101, USA.
- Key words: purpura fulminans, disseminated intravascular coagulation, malaria.
- Page(s) : 617-9
- Published in: 2000
A case of purpura fulminans in a 44 year old woman infected with malaria is reported. The patient had laboratory findings consistent with disseminated intravascular coagulation and a severe eruption consisting of hemorrhagic bullae and crusts. This case is presented to elucidate another cutaneous manifestation of malaria.