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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC)
Etiology, pathogenesis
  • generalized activation of blood coagulation
  • followed by fibrinolysis
  • both processes run simultaneously
  • platelet and plasma coagulation factors get consumed
Clinical signs
  • tissue ischemia
  • bleeding
Histology

Hyalin microthrombi in various stages of fibrinolysis. Usually some hemorrhage. Inflammatory changes are minimal. In some cases are epidermal necroses or subepidermal bullae.

Pictures

DIC, large bullae (pitva): DIC, subepidermal bulla, HE 40x (6089)