Diseases

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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.

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Abstract

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.

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15 entry terms
  • Coagulation, Disseminated Intravascular
  • Consumption Coagulopathy
  • Disseminated Coagulation, Intravascular
  • Intravascular Coagulation, Disseminated
  • Intravascular Disseminated Coagulation
  • Coagulation, Intravascular Disseminated
  • Coagulations, Disseminated Intravascular
  • Coagulations, Intravascular Disseminated
  • Coagulopathies, Consumption
  • Coagulopathy, Consumption
  • Consumption Coagulopathies
  • Disseminated Coagulations, Intravascular
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulations
  • Intravascular Coagulations, Disseminated
  • Intravascular Disseminated Coagulations

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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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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION, INTRAVASCULAR

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History Note

72(70)

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Previous Indexing

  • Blood Coagulation Disorders (1966-1969)

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  1. C15.378w.100w.220w
  2. C15.378w.463w.250w
  3. C15.378w.925w.220w

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WH 322

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004211. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004211
  2. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disseminated_intravascular_coagulation
  3. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q823027