Purpura fulminans: How varicella zoster can result in acquired protein S deficiency

Int J Lab Hematol. 2021 Apr;43(2):146-147. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.13441. Epub 2020 Dec 20.

Authors

Frederick Verbeke¹, Bram De Wilde^{2

3}, Jef Willems⁴, Katrien M J Devreese¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
² Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Cancer Research Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

PMID: 33342033
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13441

No abstract available

Keywords: acquired protein S deficiency; factor V Leiden; purpura fulminans; varicella zoster.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biomarkers
Disease Susceptibility
Herpesvirus 3, Human*
Humans
Protein S Deficiency / diagnosis*
Protein S Deficiency / etiology*
Purpura Fulminans / diagnosis*
Purpura Fulminans / etiology*
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / complications*
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / virology

Substances

Biomarkers

Supplementary concepts

Acquired Protein S Deficiency