Ulcerative colitis complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation.

An unusual case of an ulcerative colitis flare resulting in disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and a bladder hematoma: a case report

BACKGROUND Disorders of coagulation have long been associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Children, as well as adults, with both active and inactive ulcerative colitis have been found to have abnormal coagulation and fibrinolysis. Disseminated intravascular coagulation arises from an overwhelming of the haemostatic regulatory mechanisms leading to an excessive generation of thrombin and a ...

Bacteriological and endotoxin studies in cases of ulcerative colitis submitted to surgery.

Culture for bacteria and assays for endotoxin were performed on specimens of mesenteric and peripheral venous blood from eight patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent surgery for severe uncontrolled disease. No significant bacteraemia occurred in either portal or systemic blood. Systemic endotoxaemia developed in three patients during surgery but occurred before bowel mobilisation only i...

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 as clinical manifestation of colorectal cancer: a case report and review of the literature.

We describe the case of a 65-year-old woman, known with ulcerative colitis, who presented with progressive headaches, haematomas and rectal bleeding which turned out to be the initial manifestation of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) associated with colorectal cancer. The presentation posed as a general medicine case but turned out to be a rare oncological complication. The patient ...

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in a Case of Brucellosis Misdiagnosed as Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura