The importance of early diagnosis and treatment of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma complicated by Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a locally aggressive vascular tumor that may be complicated by Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP), a profound thrombocytopenia resulting from platelet trapping within a vascular tumor, either KHE or tufted angioma (TA). Typical features also include low fibrin...

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Published in:	Dermatology Practical & Conceptual
Main Authors:	Grecia V. Vivas-Colmenares, Gema L. Ramirez-Villar, Jose A. Matute de Cardenas, Jose Bernabeu-Wittel, Israel Fernandez-Pineda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mattioli1885 2015-01-01
Subjects:	kaposiform hemangioendothelioma Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon vincristine ticlopidine aspirin
Online Access:	http://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/865