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== Differential Diagnosis ==
== Background ==


* Clinical syndrome characterized by [[DIC]] with diffuse hemorrhagic skin infarction
* [[Neisseria meningitidis]]

* [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]
=== Etiologies ===
* Bacteria
** [[Neisseria meningitidis]] (classic association)
** [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]
** Other: [[Capnocytophaga canimorsus]], [[Streptococcus pyogenes]], [[Haemophilus influenzae]], [[Staphylococcus aureus]], [[Leptospira]], [[Enterococcus faecalis]], [[Klebsiella pneumoniae]], [[Escherichia coli]], [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]], [[Haemophilus aegyptius]], [[Vibrio parahaemolyticus]], [[Proteus mirabilis]], [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]
* Viral: [[varicella-zoster virus]], [[rubeola]]
* Protozoa: [[malaria]]
* Post-infectious, following [[varicella]], [[Streptococcus|streptococcal infection]], [[rubella]], or [[rubeola]]
* Inherited, from deficiency of protein C (protein S)


[[Category:Rashes and skin lesions]]
[[Category:Rashes and skin lesions]]

Revision as of 03:15, 17 September 2022

Background

  • Clinical syndrome characterized by DIC with diffuse hemorrhagic skin infarction

Etiologies