Disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with rotavirus gastroenteritis: report of two cases.
During one winter season, two children with rotavirus gastroenteritis who developed fulminant disseminated intravascular coagulation were seen at our hospital. Disseminated intravascular coagulation probably resulted from hypovolemic shock and acidosis, although extraintestinal spread of the virus cannot be excluded.
Limbos
M A
MA
Division of General and Emergency Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA.
Lieberman
J M
JM
D000138:Acidosis / Q000150:complications; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012769:Shock / Q000150:complications