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purpura fulminans

Disease Summary
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Mondo Description A severe, rapidly fatal reaction occurring most commonly in children following an infectious illness. It is characterized by large, rapidly spreading skin hemorrhages, fever, or shock. Purpura fulminans often accompanies or is triggered by disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Disease Ontology Description A purpura characterized blood spots, bruising and discolouration of the skin resulting from coagulation in small blood vessels within the skin and rapidly leads to skin necrosis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. It is often fatal.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0000809:  purpura fulminans
EFO:1001913: 
MESH:D055665: 
SCTID:13507004: