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It's been about a week, so I thought it'd be a good time for another #dermatology #tweetorial/#medthread! Let's talk about another derm emergency that really gets me worried for the patient: #purpura fulminans (PF)!

Thanks @dermnetnz
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What is purpura fulminans? It's basically retiform purpura, EVERYWHERE! But what is retiform purpura? It's the sharp angulated purpuric plaque/patch you can see in the skin. When you see retiform purpura, it means there's likely either a vasculitis or vasculopathy causing it!

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Why does that happen? (Nerd-alert - this is one of my favorite ah-ha moments from residency) - The skin is perfused in cones, so if you knock them out, you get circles of necrosis. When you combine a bunch, you get the angular appearance! See my terrible MS paint attempt:

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