Successful Treatment of Mild Pediatric Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon with Propranolol Monotherapy
Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is relatively rare in childhood and adolescents with high mortality rate because of its hemorrhagic complications and unresponsiveness to treatments such as corticosteroids, vincristine, intravascular embolization, and/or surgery. Propranolol, a β-adrenergic recepto...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/364693 |