Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation induced by left atrial thrombus in a patient with giant 'normal' heart

Introduction:We herein describe a patient with chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) induced by a giant thrombus in the left atrium.A 63-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of extensive mucocutaneous hemorrhage, especially at the sites of venipuncture, o