Pulmonary embolism presenting as disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Hong Kong Med J

Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Published: April 2002

We report an unusual case of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Occult pulmonary embolism is a recognised cause of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Unexplained shock should prompt the physician to search for a thrombotic cause such as pulmonary thromboembolism.

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