Abstract
A neonate with multicentric hepatic haemangioendothelioma complicated by jaundice and microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia is presented. To our knowledge such a constellation has not been previously reported.
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Abbreviations
- MHH:
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Multicentric hepatic haemangioendothelioma
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Yohannan, M.D., Abdulla, A.M.A. & Patel, P.J. Neonatal hepatic haemangioendothelioma: Presentation with jaundice and microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia. Eur J Pediatr 149, 804–805 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957287
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