Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a severe type of blood clotting disorder. The blood inside the blood vessels starts to form clots in response to cancers, infections, or inflammations. These clots will circulate in the body and block the blood flow to vital organs damaging them. Or the bocks will break down the components of the healthy blood as it flows through the vessels. One may have spontaneous bleeding too.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - An Overview
DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation) is characterized by abnormal blood clotting and bleeding in the body's small blood vessels. Read more for details.
