Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis
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Blood Coagul. Fibrinolysis · Jan 1996
Case ReportsIdiopathic chronic DIC controlled with low-molecular-weight heparin.
Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a rare coagulation problem usually associated with malignant diseases. The present report concerns a patient with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who developed chronic DIC which responded to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) therapy.