Haemangioma with thrombocytopenia (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome).
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- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 58 (12) , 1022-1023
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.58.12.1022
Abstract
We describe two patients with haemangioma with thrombocytopenia (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome). Both were treated with corticosteroids without notable improvement. The first patient responded satisfactorily to radiotherapy, whereas the second showed a slow spontaneous resolution.Keywords
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