Compared contralateral application of topical nitroglycerin on purpura fulminans.

In cases of purpura fulminans (PF), various treatments have been used to prevent the cutaneous involvement and extensive skin necrosis that can be both disfuguring and debilitating. In this article, we present a case where improvement in the progression of purpuric areas was accomplished by topical administration of nitroglycerin (TNG), as evidenced by comparison with symmetrical contralateral areas not so treated.