Association of COVID-19 Infection and Purpura Fulminans
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: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was officially declared as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Although most patients with COVID-19 manifest fever and respiratory tract symptoms, extrapulmonary atypical presentations, such gastrointestinal, neurologic, cardiovascular involvement well thromboembolic events have been reported amongst patients. Herein, we aim to describe patient who progressed purpura fulminans.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2322-1828', '2322-1836']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/pedinfect.109843