Acute infectious purpura fulminans: A 15-year retrospective review of 28 consecutive cases

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-90

  Childers, Ben J ^a,b   Cobanov, Brando ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 0037271391     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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