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Fulminant (/ ˈ f ʊ l m ɪ n ən t /) is a medical descriptor for any event or process that occurs suddenly and escalates quickly, and is intense and severe to the point of lethality, i.e., it has an explosive character. [1] The word comes from Latin fulmināre, to strike with lightning. There are several diseases described by this adjective:
Early purpura fulminans lesions look similar to traumatic skin bleeds or purpuric rashes, such as immune thrombocytopenic purpura or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; however, purpura fulminans will rapidly progress to necrosis whereas other purpuric rashes do not. [2]
Fulminant infection from meningococcal bacteria in the bloodstream is a medical emergency and requires emergent treatment with vasopressors, fluid resuscitation, and appropriate antibiotics. Benzylpenicillin was once the drug of choice with chloramphenicol as a good alternative in allergic patients. Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic commonly ...
Regarding the pronunciation of the current and former genus assignments, Clostridioides is / k l ɒ ˌ s t r ɪ d i ˈ ɔɪ d i s / and Clostridium is / k l ɒ ˈ s t r ɪ d i əm /. Both genera still have species assigned to them, but this species is now classified in the former.
Fulminant medical conditions This page was last edited on 8 August 2022, at 21:06 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
This fulminant type is associated with severe symptoms (usually diarrhea, rectal bleeding and abdominal pain) and is usually associated with systemic symptoms including fever. [13] It is associated with a high mortality rate as compared to milder forms of UC, with a 3-month and 12 month mortality rate of 0.84% and 1% respectively. [ 13 ]
Acne fulminans (also known as "acute febrile ulcerative acne" [1]: 686 ) is a severe form of the skin disease, acne, which can occur after unsuccessful treatment for another form of acne, acne conglobata.
Clostridioides difficile (syn. Clostridium difficile) is a bacterium known for causing serious diarrheal infections, and may also cause colon cancer. [4] [5] It is known also as C. difficile, or C. diff (/ s iː d ɪ f /), and is a Gram-positive species of spore-forming bacteria. [6]