2011 Volume 20 Issue 6 Pages 873-877
A 66-year-old man underwent immunosuppressive therapy for aplastic anemia and was in partial remission. However, marked bleeding was observed and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) was diagnosed, with advanced fibrinolysis due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Since DIC is often non-responsive to internal medical therapy, we performed surgical repair of the abdominal aortic aneurysm. Postoperatively, the bleeding tendency improved. Aplastic anemia is a condition which is rarely concomitant with DIC. We therefore report this case in which we performed appropriate surgery despite the occurrence of severe DIC as a rare complication.
