Purpura Fulminans as the presenting manifestation in a patient with homozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutation

Minerva Pediatr. 2017 Aug;69(4):370-372. doi: 10.23736/S0026-4946.16.04434-X.

Authors

Ibrahim Piskin¹, Makbule Ercan², Nazmiye Yüksek³, Ertug Toroslu¹, Zuhal Ornek¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
² Department of Pediatrics, Alaca Public Hospital, Çorum, Turkey - cevik_ercan_@hotmail.com.
³ Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.

PMID: 28612584
DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4946.16.04434-X

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Female
Homozygote
Humans
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) / genetics*
Mutation
Purpura Fulminans / etiology*
Purpura Fulminans / genetics
Purpura Fulminans / physiopathology

Substances

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)