Renal histological findings in a patient with acute renal injury associated with purpura fulminans: a case report

ABSTRACT Introduction: Purpura fulminans (PF) is a rapid progressive thrombotic disease in which hemorrhagic infarction of the skin and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) occurs. It can potentially cause acute kidney injury (AKI). However, there is no description in the medical literature...

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Main Authors: Julia Izadora da Silva Martins, Isabela Maria Bertoglio, Amanda Carolina Damasceno Zanuto Guerra, Mariana Espiga Maioli, Vinicius Daher Alvares Delfino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2018-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002018005032103&lng=en&tlng=en