Disseminated intravascular coagulation of fetus or newborn (Q45836)

Neonatal purpura fulminans is a potentially lethal disorder characterised by progressive haemorrhagic necrosis of the skin associated with cutaneous vascular thrombosis. It is usually due to a genetically transmitted thrombophilic disorder: most commonly homozygous deficiency of protein C or, less frequently, protein S.

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English	Disseminated intravascular coagulation of fetus or newborn	Neonatal purpura fulminans is a potentially lethal disorder characterised by progressive haemorrhagic necrosis of the skin associated with cutaneous vascular thrombosis. It is usually due to a genetically transmitted thrombophilic disorder: most commonly homozygous deficiency of protein C or, less frequently, protein S.