capillary leak syndrome
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Capillary leak syndrome
Capillary Leak Syndrome or Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome(SCLS). A rare
medical condition
where the number and size of the
pores
in the
capillaries
are increased which leads to a
leakage
of
fluid
from the
blood
to the
interstitial fluid
, resulting in dangerously low
blood pressure
(
hypotension
),
edema
and multiple
organ
failiure due to limited
perfusion
.
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Capillary leak syndrome
Syndrome /syn·drome/ a set of symptoms occurring together; the sum of signs of any morbid state; a symptom complex. See also entries under disease. [
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capillary leak syndrome
A condition in which fluid and proteins leak out of tiny blood vessels and flow into surrounding tissues, resulting in dangerously low blood pressure. Capillary leak syndrome may lead to multiple organ failure and shock.
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