NCIt definition : A microvascular coagulopathy that may result from systemic vascular endothelial injury
triggering the development of a procoagulant state, activation of the complement cascade,
and microthrombi formation. Signs may include hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia,
hypertension and renal dysfunction.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: The syndromes of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and variable
signs of organ impairment, due to platelet aggregation in the microcirculation.;