Response to pentoxifylline of the coagulopathy associated with a vascular malformation (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome). 651

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...

Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma of Abdominal Wall Associated with Kasabach-Merritt in A Newborn with Dramatic Response to Sirolimus and Vincristine

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Cutaneous angiosarcoma associated with the Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.

Dear Editor, Angiosarcoma is a rare tumour commonly affecting elderly men, usually occurring on the head and neck region.1 The tumour usually presents as ecchymosis-like plaques, and less commonly with haemorrhage, oedema, ulceration and recurrent facial angioedema. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) may occur in association with a vascular tumour and is characterised by consumption of platelets a...

Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma in a Newborn with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

Intractable Tufted Angioma Associated with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

Received May 11, 2012, Revised June 14, 2012, Accepted for publication July 12, 2012 *These authors are contributed equally to this work. Corresponding author: Kyoung Chan Park, Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro 173beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Korea. TEL: 82-31-787-7311, Fax: 82-31-787-4058, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Acce...