Severe bleeding tendency caused by a rare complication of excessive fibrinolysis with disseminated intravascular coagulation in a 51-year-old Japanese man with prostate cancer: a case report

Severe bleeding tendency caused by a rare complication of excessive fibrinolysis with disseminated intravascular coagulation in a 51-year-old Japanese man with prostate cancer: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Disseminated intravascular coagulation causes thrombotic tendency leading to multiple organ failure and occurs in a wide variety of diseases including malignancy. Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a latent complication in p...

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Main Authors: Wada Yoshihiro, Uchiba Mitsuhiro, Kawano Yoshiaki, Kai Nobuyuki, Takahashi Wataru, Honda Jiro, Tanoue Ken-ichiro, Maeda Yoshihiro, Murakami Yoji, Eto Masatoshi, Imamura Takahisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Castration-resistant prostate cancer
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Excessive fibrinolysis
Low-molecular-weight heparin
Tranexamic acid
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/378

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