What Researchers Did
Researchers reported on a 4-year-old boy who developed severe complications, including purpura fulminans and deep vein thrombosis, after a chickenpox infection.
What They Found
The boy presented with purpura on his legs 10 days after chickenpox, with lab tests revealing disseminated intravascular coagulation, low protein C and S activities, and anti-protein S antibodies. He was treated with protein C infusions, fresh frozen plasma, regular hyperbaric oxygen sessions, surgery, and unfractionated heparin for deep vein thrombosis that developed 14 days after the purpuric lesions began.
Canadian Relevance
No direct Canadian connection identified.
Study Limitations
As a single case report, these findings cannot be generalized to a larger population of patients.