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== Background == |
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* Clinical syndrome characterized by [[DIC]] with diffuse hemorrhagic skin infarction |
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=== Etiologies === |
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* Bacteria |
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** 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]] |
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* Viral: [[varicella-zoster virus]], [[rubeola]] |
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* Protozoa: [[malaria]] |
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* Post-infectious, following [[varicella]], [[Streptococcus|streptococcal infection]], [[rubella]], or [[rubeola]] |
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* Inherited, from deficiency of protein C (protein S) |
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Revision as of 03:15, 17 September 2022
Background
- Clinical syndrome characterized by DIC with diffuse hemorrhagic skin infarction
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, streptococcal infection, rubella, or rubeola
- Inherited, from deficiency of protein C (protein S)
