RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1286
OP 1288
VO 26
IS 8
A1 Al-Mazrou, Khalid A.
A1 Richardson, Mark A.
YR 2005
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/26/8/1286.abstract
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.