Fibrinolysis syndrome
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Fibrinolysis syndrome | |
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Other names | Defibrinating syndrome |
Fibrinolysis syndrome is characterized by an acute hemorrhagic state brought about by inability of the blood to clot, with massive hemorrhages into the skin producing blackish, purplish swellings and sloughing.[1]: 826
Symptoms
[edit]Hemorrhages (this includes severe bleeding of any particular area. Be it: nasal, rectal, oral, it also includes bleeding from scrapes, cuts, bruises (big bruises that do not disappear in the first two to three days).
Cause
[edit]The cause for Fibrinolysis syndrome, is the inability of the body to produce blood-coagulates to stop bleeding. What causes the body to not produce blood-coagulates are the low levels of fibrin, or therefore non-existent fibrin.[2]
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
- ^ Merskey, C.; Johnson, A. J.; Kleiner, G. J.; Wom, H. (1967). "The Defibrination Syndrome: Clinical Features and Laboratory Diagnosis". Department of Medicine and the American National Red Cross Research Laboratory. 13: 528. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.1967.tb00762.x. PMID 6029954. S2CID 20990370. Fibrin is a non-globular protein involved in the clotting of blood.