Disseminated intravascular coagulation or consumption coagulopathy is a condition that causes internal bleeding and can be very serious.
This disease is characterized by the formation of small clots in the blood that spread through the body through the bloodstream, blocking small blood vessels and constituting the factors responsible for coagulation that should control bleeding and therefore hemorrhage occurs.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation usually appears suddenly, and when it manifests after surgery or childbirth, the surface of cut or lacerated tissue may bleed intensely and uncontrollably, leading to massive bleeding in the brain, gastrointestinal tract, skin, in the muscles and cavities of the body, and may even damage the kidneys irreversibly.
Diagnosis can be made by analyzing blood clotting factors, unusual small clots, and large amounts of breakdown degradation products.
