Kasabach-Merritt syndrome with terminal gram negative infection.
A case of giant haemangioma with disseminated intravascular coagulation (Kasabach-Merritt) syndrome) is presented. Death occurred despite therapy and postmortem evidence of clinically unrecognised gram negative bacteraemia was seen.
D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome