Effective treatment with para-aminomethylbenzoic acid for chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with aortic dissection.

Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation is a rare complication of aortic dissection. Surgical correction or low molecular weight heparin is treatment of choice, but for a severe bleeding problem due to excessive fibrinolysis, para-aminomethylbenzoic acid would be a simple and effective therapeutic approach. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 26: 334-336 Copyright (C) 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.