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  • Title: Ulcerative colitis presenting as purpura fulminans.
    Author: Kempton CL, Bagby G, Collins JF.
    Journal: Inflamm Bowel Dis; 2001 Nov; 7(4):319-22. PubMed ID: 11720322.
    Abstract:
    A 60-year-old man presented with purpura fulminans involving his chest and flank. He was subsequently found to have active ulcerative colitis (UC) and protein S deficiency. He was treated with heparin and plasma, but because of persistent colitis and progressively worsening purpura, a total colectomy was performed on hospital day 17. This report describes an interesting case of purpura fulminans associated with the hypercoagulable state of active UC that responded dramatically to colectomy.
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