• La Tunisie médicale · Jan 2009

    Case Reports

    [Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation caused by aortic dissection].

    • Samira Azzabi, Amel Barhoumi, Eya Cherif, Lamia Ben Hassine, Chekib Kooli, Hatem Rajhi, Zouleikha Kaouech, Sami Guermazi, Nejla Mnif, Monji Karoui, and Narjes Khalfallah.
    • Service de Médecine Interne B, Hôpital de Charles Nicolle Tunis Tunisie.
    • Tunis Med. 2009 Jan 1; 87 (1): 93-6.

    BackgroundDisseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a severe disease. It can be caused by loss of pathology.Case ReportWe report the case of chronic aortic dissection discovered during the evaluation of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). This case is characterised by the severity of clinical presentation, challenging diagnosis and difficulty of therapeutic approach. Low dose of heparine may reduce the severity of this situation; but vital prognosis remains obscure.Conclusionaortic dissection is a rare but a severe cause of disseminated intravascular coagulation

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