Venom-induced consumption coagulopathy
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Venom-induced consumption coagulopathy (VICC) is a medical condition caused by the effects of some snake venoms on hemostasis. Important coagulation factors are activated by the specific toxins, and as they become exhausted coagulopathy develops.
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