Rare complication of cushing’s syndrome in the elderly: a case report

Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare and severe disease caused by sustained hypercortisolism. The clinical manifestations of CS can be atypical in the elderly, and the diagnosis in these patients is often missed. Infectious Purpura Fulminans (PF) is a life-threating, thrombotic form of disseminated intravascular coagulation with high mortality. To our knowledge, PF occurring in a patient with CS has not been reported previously. We described an...