A 50-year-old man was rushed in the Emergency Room with a history of expelling black covered stools for two day, and recurrent nosebleeds. His complete patient history reveals both a recent as well as historyof ethanol abuse. His coagulations studies reveal: PLATELET COUNT: 60X10^9/L PT: 20sec APTT: 52sec THROMBIN TIME: 11sec FIBRINOGEN: 201mg% FDP: >40mg/ml answer the following question - What is the most probable diagnosis?

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A 50-year-old man was rushed in the Emergency Room with a history of expelling black covered stools for two day, and recurrent nosebleeds. His complete patient history reveals both a recent as well as historyof ethanol abuse. His coagulations studies reveal:

PLATELET COUNT: 60X10^9/L
PT: 20sec
APTT: 52sec
THROMBIN TIME: 11sec
FIBRINOGEN: 201mg%
FDP: >40mg/ml

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- What is the most probable diagnosis?

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