Why does DIC commonly occur after pregnancy complications?

[studylol]

"DIC commonly occurs after a complication of pregnancy such as amniotic fluid embolus...."

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Why does this happen?

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[Brainchild777]

This might be helpful. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12270558

 

[seminoma]

tissue factor in amniotic fluid.

Edit: Literally the very first link on google. http://ceaccp.oxfordjournals.org/content/7/5/152.full

 

[Transposony]

What causes DIC in AML?

 

[aspiringmd1015]

auer rods

 

[aspiringmd1015]

watch sattars lecture on this, will answer all of this + more

 

[RnaPolymerase2]

Auer rods which large neutrophilic lysosomes release myeloperoxidase cause subendothelial damage exposing the collagen and excessively activating the whole blood clotting and fibrinlysis. AML myeloid differentiation problem. Myeloid =granulocytes

 

[studylol]

thank you's everbody!