Disseminated intravascular coagulation, pulmonary tuberculosis and acute renal failure: Three pathologies in one patient - A case report

Background: Disseminated intravascular coagulation is an acquired acute, subacute or chronic coagulation or thrombohaemorrhagic disorder characterized by formation of microthrombi, consumption of coagulation factors/platelets, activation of fibrinolytic system and haemorrhage. It occurs as a seconda...

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Main Author: M U NWAGU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2011;volume=14;issue=2;spage=108;epage=112;aulast=NWAGU;type=0