Ulcerative colitis complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Ulcerative colitis complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation.

We report a case of chronic ulcerative colitis complicated by clinical evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation and pathological evidence of intestinal ischaemia secondary to venular and capillary fibrin thrombi. This may well represent an example of univisceral Shwartzman reaction occurring in a sensitized target organ.

Thyroid Storm Complicated by Bicytopenia and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

PATIENT Male, 23. FINAL DIAGNOSIS Thyroid storm. SYMPTOMS Delirium • diarrhea • fever • hypertension • hyperventilation • tachycardia • weight loss. MEDICATION -. CLINICAL PROCEDURE -. SPECIALTY Endocrinology and Metabolic. OBJECTIVE Unusual clinical course. BACKGROUND The clinical presentation of thyroid storm includes fever, tachycardia, hypertension, and neurological abnormalit...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation in a horse with postpartum ulcerative colitis and laminitis.

Hemostatic studies were conducted on a five year old Belgian mare presented two days postpartum with colic and laminitis that was unresponsive to treatment.The mare was moderately thrombocytopenic with plasma fibrinogen levels more than twice that of a normal control horse. Platelet function as evaluated by aggregometry indicated that the circulating platelets were markedly hyporesponsive. Acti...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation= رثختلا لخادرشتنملا ةيعوألا DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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