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Pulmonary embolism presenting as disseminated
intravascular coagulation
SSL Choi, SY Pang, WP Mak, A KO
Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, 111
Wing Hong Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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.
Hong Kong Med J 2002;8:142-3
Key words: Disseminated intravascular coagulation;
Pulmonary embolism
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