Acute disseminated intravascular coagulation

What it means

An acute form of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Acute DIC can occur following sudden exposure of blood to procoagulants, with the compensatory hemostatic mechanisms becoming overwhelmed.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category