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Journal of the Philippine Medical Association
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Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-963201
ABSTRACT
A case of a 4-year old Filipino female with anaphylactoid purpura complicated by cutaneous necrosis and gangrene was herein reported. Therapy with 6% Dextran infusions was dramatic and rewarding as evidenced by cessation of further progression of the ischemic lesions and the eventual drying up of almost all cutaneous manifestations. Mention was made of the extreme rarity of the present case as attested by only a few cases so far reported in the literature. (Summary)