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| ADR REPORT |
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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 57
| Issue : 2 | Page : 145-146 |
Adult purpura fulminans associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
N Kosaraju1, V Korrapati2, A Thomas1, BR James1
1 Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
2 Department of Medicine, St Lukes Hospital, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Correspondence Address:
N Kosaraju
Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.81876
Purpura fulminans is an acute illness characterized by rapidly progressive dermal vascular thrombosis, leading to hemorrhagic necrosis of the skin. Here, we describe the case of a healthy woman who developed acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with purpura fulminans after intramuscular administration of a single dose of ketorolac. Review of literature showed only one case description of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (diclofenac)-related purpura fulminans with DIC.
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