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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

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

Consumption coagulopathy


Symptoms
  • Bleeding, possibly from multiple sites in the body
  • Blood clots
  • Sudden bruising

Signs and tests

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.

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