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A case of purpura fulminans is caused by homozygous delta8857 mutation (protein C-nagoya) and successfully treated with activated protein C concentrate.
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 2000
Nakayama T, Matsushita T, Hidano H, Suzuki C, Hamaguchi M, Kojima T, Saito H
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We report a Japanese patient who developed purpura fulminans and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) shortly after birth. The patient was diagnosed to be homozygous for protein C deficiency and was treated with an activated protein C (APC) concentrate. Intravenous infusions of APC markedly improved the necrotic skin lesions and the anticoagulation by APC enabled successful DIC control. The identified...
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