Diseases

Capillary Leak Syndrome

A condition characterized by recurring episodes of fluid leaking from capillaries into extra-vascular compartments causing hematocrit to rise precipitously. If not treated, generalized vascular leak can lead to generalized EDEMA; SHOCK; cardiovascular collapse; and MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE.

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A condition characterized by recurring episodes of fluid leaking from capillaries into extra-vascular compartments causing hematocrit to rise precipitously. If not treated, generalized vascular leak can lead to generalized EDEMA; SHOCK; cardiovascular collapse; and MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE.

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4 entry terms
  • Clarkson Disease
  • Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome
  • Capillary Leak Syndromes
  • Clinical Capillary Leak Syndrome

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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1997

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  • Capillary Permeability (1972-1996)

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WG 700

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Capillary Leak Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019559. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019559
  2. Capillary Leak Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary_leak_syndrome
  3. Capillary Leak Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161964