PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Khalid A. Al-Mazrou
AU  - Mark A. Richardson
TI  - Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon
DP  - 2005 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1286--1288
VI  - 26
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/8/1286.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/8/1286.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2005 Aug 01; 26
AB  - An association between a vascular lesion and a life threatening coagulopathy is called Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon KMP. It includes thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. We cannot overstate the need for excellent and careful screening. Treatment modalities of KMP have included medication, radiation, embolization and surgery. Corticosteroids have traditionally been the mainstay of treatment. We report a 4-month-old girl with an extensive vascular lesion involving the left parotid, submandibular, and parapharyngeal regions, and with KMP. We treated her with a mega dose of corticosteroids. Her coagulopathy resolved, and her vascular lesion improved.