LOCALIZED THROMBOTIC PURPURA - A RARE COMPLICATION OF CHICKENPOX

We report three cases of localized thrombotic purpura that appeared du ring the convalescence phase of common chickenpox. This rare complicat ion is characterized by localized symmetric ecchymotic purpura often a ffecting the lower limbs and often accompanied with signs of dissemina ted intravascular coagulation. In two cases we found transient protein S deficiency.