Purpura fulminans in a newborn infant with galactosemia.

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An 11-day-old neonate presented with purpura fulminans and was subsequently diagnosed with galactosemia. Neonatal purpura fulminans occurs predominantly in patients suffering from inherited protein C deficiency or disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with septicemia. Hemostatic changes in patients with liver disease may result in bleeding or, rarely, thrombosis. We suppose that in the present...

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