Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome in an Adult: A Comment

Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.

Hemangiomas of infancy are usually congenital lesions. Occasionally they are associated with microangiopatbic bemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, and a consumptive coagulopathy. This is most often associated with cavernous hemangiomas. Thrombocytopenia associated with giant cavernous hemangiomas was first noted by Kasabach and Merritt in 1940. As the primary mechanism of platelet destruction i...

Giant liver hemangioma with adult Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

RATIONALE Adult Kasabach-Merritt syndrome associated with giant liver hemangioma is rare; to date, most reports have been single-case reports, and no multi-case reports or literature reviews are available. DIAGNOSES We conducted a retrospective analysis of 5 cases of adult Kasabach-Merritt syndrome associated with giant liver hemangioma treated at our hospital between 2011 and 2016. All 5 pat...

Adult Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome due to Hepatic Giant Hemangioma

Cavernous hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the liver. They can reach enormous sizes and cause various complications. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is a rare but serious complication characterized by consumptive coagulopathy caused by the hemangioma; mortality rate ranges between 10 and 37%. More than 80% of cases occur within the first year of life. Goals of the treatment are to con...

Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma in a Newborn with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

[A case report of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome].

Kasabach Merritt syndrome (KMS) is an uncommon complication of large haemangioma in which there is thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy. We report a case of a new born male baby presented with a large haemangioma on the right upper extremity and his initial laboratory tests were consistent with consumptive coagulopathy. He was diagnosed as a case of KMS and treated with oral prednisolone. 1. Assoc...