Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Consumption coagulopathy
Symptoms
- Bleeding, possibly from multiple sites in the body
- Blood clots
Bruising - Drop in blood pressure
Signs and tests
The following tests may be done:
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Complete blood count with blood smear examination - Fibrin degradation products
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Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) Platelet count -
Prothrombin time (PT) Serum fibrinogen
Images
Blood clot formation
Blood clots
Meningococcemia associated purpura
Meningococcemia on the leg
Meningococcemia on the calves
Previous Section
Review Date: 12/28/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
