3B20
category
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Definition
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is a clinicopathologic syndrome characterized by reduction in the elements involved in blood coagulation due to the systemic activation of the blood coagulation system, leading to microvascular thrombi in various organs and contributing to the development of multiorgan failure. And in the later stages, by the consumption and subsequent exhaustion of coagulation proteins and plateles, profuse hemorrhage occurs. The most common causes are bacterial sepsis, malignant disorders such as solid tumors or acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), and obstetric causes.
Also indexed as
Acquired fibrinolytic haemorrhageAcquired hypofibrinogenaemiaConsumption coagulopathyDIC - [disseminated intravascular coagulation]Defibrination syndromeDiffuse intravascular coagulationDisseminated intravascular coagulationFibrinolytic purpuraGangrenous purpuraPurpura fulminansacquired afibrinogenaemiaacquired fibrinogenopeniadisseminated intravascular coagulopathyfibrinolysis NOShaemorrhagic fibrinolysisthrombolytic purpura