Púrpura fulminans asociada a sepsis meningocócica. Presentación de un caso en una paciente adulta

Purpura fulminans is a rare disorder characterized by the sudden development of large areas of purpura with geographical margins, associated with variing degrees of pyrexia, hypotension and consumption coagulopathy. The purpuric areas frequently undergo necrosis. Histological examination reveals thrombi in cutaneous capillaries and venules, associated with interstitial haemorrage and variing degrees of cutaneous necrosis. We reported a case of meningococcal sepsis-associated purpura fulminans in a previously healthy adult female.