Coagulopathy

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Coagulopathy is a medical term for a defect in the body's mechanism for blood clotting. While there are several possible causes they generally result in excessive bleeding and a lack of clotting.

Hemophilia is one type of congenital disease characterized by coagulopathy; these are examples of severe lack of blood clotting. Acquired causes of coagulopathy include anticoagulation with warfarin, liver failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Further information on these and other diseases may be found at coagulation.

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