| A Case of Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome. |
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Young Yoon choi1, young Hwa park1, Hyung Suk byun1, Chull sohn1, Ae Sook kim2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Medical School，Kwangju’ Korea
2Hansuh Hospital |
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| Abstract |
Hemangioma associated with thrombocytopenia is a relatively rare occurrence.
The first case was described in 1940 by Kasabach and Merritt, who used X-ray therapy as
radium implants in the treatment of hemangioma on the affected infant. The tumor regressed
and the platelet count rose to normal. Mechanical sequestration of platelets in the vascular
channels of the hemangioma is believed to be the mechanism of thrombocytopenia which
results
in bleeding.
A case of giant hemangioma complicated by thrombocytopenia and bleeding in a newborn
male patient was reported with review of literatures.
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| Key Words:
Hemangioma, Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Intravascular Coagulopathy, Corticosteroid. |
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