Abstract
Kassabach-Merritt syndrome involving the sternum in a 2-month-old child is described. Treatment with high dose intravenous methylprednisolone resulted in normalization of the platelet count and disappearence of haemangioma.
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Abbreviations
- K-MS:
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Kassabach-Merritt syndrome
- DIC:
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disseminated intravascular coagulation
- i.v. MP:
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intravenous methylprednisolone
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Özsoylu, S., Irken, G. & Gürgey, A. High dose intravenous methylprednisolone for Kassabach-Merritt syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 148, 403–405 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00595897
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