Idiopathic purpura fulminans in dengue hemorrhagic fever

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 471-473

  Karunatilaka, D H ^a,d   De Silva, J R S ^a   Ranatunga, P K ^a   Gunasekara, T M R ^a   Faizal, M A M ^a   Malavige, G N ^b,c  

^a LADY RIDGEWAY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibodies; Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Purpura fulminans

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DENGUE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FULMINATING PURPURA; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUTRITION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SPEECH THERAPY; TOE;

EID: 34547725289     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.33712     Document Type: Article

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