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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(7):935-941. Published online July 31, 1988.

A Case of Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome.

Eun Hwa shin¹, Youn Hong Choi¹, Ju Hong Cha¹, Kwang Jun Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chung-gu Sungsim Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received: January 11, 1988;  Accepted: February 10, 1988.

Abstract

Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome is a combination of a rapidly enlarging hemangioma and throm- bocytopenia. A 5 day old male newborn who had giant hemangioma associated with thrombocytopenia and anemia is reported with review of literatures. He was placed on prednisolone, blood transfusion, and compression with the elastic bandage over hemangioma. Hemangioma has been somewhat regressed, bleeding tendency has been improved, however, platelt counts are still low.

Keywords :Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome