DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULOPATHY CAUSED BY ACETIC-ACID INGESTION

Citation
O. Jurim et al., DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULOPATHY CAUSED BY ACETIC-ACID INGESTION, Acta haematologica, 89(4), 1993, pp. 204-205
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00015792
Volume
89
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
204 - 205
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5792(1993)89:4<204:DICCBA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A case of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy following ingestion of 100% acetic acid is presented. The patient was successfully treated with fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate. Complete resolution of the bleeding diathesis and the disturbed coagulation tests was achieve d.