disseminated intravascular coagulation

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  • chronic myelogenous leukemia
    In blood disease: Disseminated intravascular coagulation

    Disseminated intravascular coagulation is an acquired disorder in which platelets and blood-clotting components are consumed until a severe deficiency exists, resulting in a bleeding disorder. In addition, the fibrinolytic system—the system that dissolves clots—is also activated, leading to the destruction of fibrinogen and fibrin clots.…

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symptoms of Ebola

  • ebolavirus; Ebola virus disease
    In Ebola: Course of infection

    …causes a condition known as disseminated intravascular coagulation, which is marked by both blood clots and hemorrhaging. In the case of Ebola, clots are concentrated in the liver, spleen, brain, and other internal organs, forcing capillaries to bleed into surrounding tissue. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea with blood and mucus, conjunctivitis,…

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