Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

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Blood clot formation	Blood clots	Meningococcemia associated purpura	Meningococcemia on the calves
Meningococcemia on the leg

Consumption coagulopathy

Get prompt treatment for conditions known to bring on this disorder.

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DeLoughery TG. Critical care clotting catastrophies. Crit Care Clin. Jul 2005; 21(3): 531-62.

Gando S. A multicenter, prospective validation of disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnostic criteria for critically ill patients: comparing current criteria. Crit Care Med. Mar 2006; 34(3): 625-31.

Review Date: 02/06/2007
Reviewed By: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.