Purpura fulminans successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen - A report of 2 cases

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-34

  Krzelj, Vjekoslav ^a   Petri, Nadan M ^b   Mestrovic, Julije ^a   Andric, Dejan ^b   Biocic, Mihovil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b Naval Medical Institute Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Hyperbaric oxygen; Purpura fulminans; Urgent medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD DERIVATIVE; FIBRINOGEN; HEPARIN; PROTEIN C; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; FULMINATING PURPURA; GANGRENE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIMB PROSTHESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN NECROSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AMPUTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; INFANT; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12344281323     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000150986.19228.81     Document Type: Article

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