Kasabach-Merritt syndrome: clinical vs. surgical treatment
J. vasc. bras; 13 (4), 2014
Kassabach-Merritt syndrome is a combination of capillary hemangioma and thrombocytopenia that predisposes to bleeding with petechiae, ecchymosis and spontaneous bruising. Treatment is generally started with corticosteroids, interferon alpha or chemotherapy. We present the case of a child (aged 1 year and...