Life-threatening syndrome of intravascular coagulation and hemmorrhagic skin infarction→ DIC and vascular collapse
Usually occurs in children, but can occur in adults
Most commonly in the setting of overwhelming sepsis OR 7-10 days after infection
Meningococcus
Streptococcus species
Varicella
Rickettsia sp
Venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy (VICC) due to snake bites
Protein C, protein S, or antithrombin III deficiency
Drug-induced
Purpura fulminans
Febrile, toxic
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Palpable
Cutaneous larva migrans
Meningococcemia
Drug rash
Disseminated gonococcal infection