Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation – The Hemorrhagic Hurricane and the Cytokine Storm

Alexandra Lucas^1* and Marsha Bryant²

¹Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

²English Department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Alexandra Lucas, MD, FRCP(C), Ethel Smith Chair Vasculitis Research, Section Head Vascular Research, Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Cardiovascular Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd, PO BOX 100277, Gainesville, FL, USA-32610-0277, USA, Tel: 352-672-2301 Email: