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Purpura Fulminans Induced by Vibrio vulnificus

Author:
Christine C. Akoh, PhD
Gaurav Singh, MD, MPH
Margo Lederhandler, MD
Randie H. Kim, MD, PhD
Miriam Keltz Pomeranz, MD

Purpura fulminans is an acute, life-threatening condition characterized by intravascular thrombosis and hemorrhagic necrosis of the skin.