Table 2. Common causes of disseminated intravascular coagulation in neonates, older infants, and children.

As described by Rajagopal et al. [2].

Causes
Sepsis	Bacterial (group B streptococcus, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae), viral (Cytomegalovirus, Varicella-zoster), fungal (systemic candidiasis, aspergillosis), and others like dengue and malaria
Perinatal	Birth asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium aspiration syndrome, and dead twin
Injury	Trauma, burn, and drowning
Malignancy	Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute promyelocytic leukemia, and solid tumors
Others	Snake and spider bites, liver diseases, acute hemolytic transfusion reaction, and giant hemangioma (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome)