Mesh term Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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Hemorrhagic Disorders
Thrombophilia
Description
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.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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