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CASE REPORT

A Rare Case of Acute Infectious Purpura Fulminans Caused by Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Human Herpesvirus Type 5

Xiao-Lan Li1 Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chun-Yan Luan1 Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ying-Jun Fan2 Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiao-Ying Lin1 Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Dong Jiang1 Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Mei-Xian Su3 Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Gang Wang4 Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xu Yang5 Laboratory Bacteria Room, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Pages 4251-4260 | Published online: 26 Jul 2022

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