A Genetic Origin? Purpura Fulminans

Over days, a patient’s relatively small lesion evolved into widespread tissue damage. A previously healthy 49-year-old Arab woman was admitted for a 2-cm painful red lesion on her left breast. She had been well until a few days earlier, when she developed left flank pain and was treated with ofloxacin for a presumed urinary tract infection. During the first 48 hours of her admission, the erythematous lesion over the left breast progressed, developing the appearance of a hematoma. Ultimately, it involved the entire breast (Figure 1).