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Descriptor English: Purpura Fulminans
Descriptor Spanish: Púrpura Fulminante
Descriptor púrpura fulminante
Scope note: Una reacción grave, de rápida progresión y a menudo mortal, que se produce principalmente en niños a raíz de una enfermedad infecciosa. Se caracteriza por hemorragias de la piel de rápida propagación, fiebre o shock. La púrpura fulminante a menudo se acompaña de COAGULACIÓN INTRAVASCULAR DISEMINADA, o es desencadenada por esta.
Descriptor Portuguese: Púrpura Fulminante
Descriptor French: Purpura fulminans
Entry term(s): Fulminans, Purpura
Tree number(s): C15.378.100.802.230
C23.550.414.950.230
C23.888.885.687.230
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055665
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Purpura (1965-2008)
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch (1995-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH (1997-2008)
History Note: 2009; use PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH (1997-2008)
Related: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation MeSH
DeCS ID: 53099
Unique ID: D055665
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Purpura Fulminans - Preferred
Concept UI M0018182
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Purpura Fulminans
Entry term(s) Fulminans, Purpura



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