Osteonecrosis Following Meningococcemia and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in an Adult: Case Report and Review

An unusual case of disseminated intravascular coagulation

The use of cardiac pacemakers is increasing worldwide. Infective endocarditis from a pacemaker lead is a rare, but one of the most severe complications of pacemaker insertion. The diagnosis of pacemaker-related infective endocarditis is usually delayed due to unspecific clinical signs and symptoms at presentation compared to native valve infective endocarditis. Several factors can increase the ...

Diagnosis and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation: a case report.

Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a pathologic syndrome with different medical disorders. Diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome is one of the difficult managements in medical science. Thromboelastogram is the only guide for early diagnosis and precise management of this syndrome. We describe a patient who developed disseminated intravascular coagulation due to endocarditis and spleen...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation: a review.

Pacemaker lead thrombosis and disseminated intravascular coagulation following warfarin therapy: case report and review of the literature.

A 54-year-old male with a permanent pacemaker was admitted to the intensive care unit due to a stroke. This occurred six days following the initiation of warfarin therapy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The patient presented with profuse bleeding through the sites of venipuncture and laboratory evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Echocardiography revealed multiple thrombi ad...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation during treatment with thalidomide. A case report.

The treatment with thalidomide is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events, in particular when it is combined with chemotherapy or dexamethasone. However, despite this well-documented prothrombotic effect, to our knowledge disseminated intravascular coagulation has never been reported in hematological or oncological patients treated with thalidomide. We report a case of dissem...