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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Hemorrhagic Disorders > Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Thrombophilia > Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Preferred term

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A disorder characterized by procoagulant substances entering the general circulation causing a systemic thrombotic process. The activation of the clotting mechanism may arise from any of a number of disorders. A majority of the patients manifest skin lesions, sometimes leading to PURPURA FULMINANS.

Entry terms

  • Coagulation, Disseminated Intravascular
  • Consumption Coagulopathy
  • Disseminated Coagulation, Intravascular
  • Intravascular Coagulation, Disseminated
  • Intravascular Disseminated Coagulation

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RHWR1LCR-0

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