SUCCESSFUL USE OF LEECHES IN THE TREATMENT OF PURPURA FULMINANS

Authors
DECHALAIN T COHEN SR BURSTEIN FD
Citation
T. Dechalain et al., SUCCESSFUL USE OF LEECHES IN THE TREATMENT OF PURPURA FULMINANS, Annals of plastic surgery, 35(3), 1995, pp. 300-304
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
01487043
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
300 - 304
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(1995)35:3<300:SUOLIT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A case of purpura fulminans secondary to pneumococcal septicemia is pr esented in an 8-month-old girl. The purpuric lesions on the fingers of both hands, as well as on the lower extremities, were treated by the local application of medicinal leeches. There was nearly complete salv age of the threatened tissues and the baby made a complete recovery. T he possible mechanisms by which the leeches may have contributed to th e clinical salvage are discussed.