title: High dose intravenous methylprednisolone for Kassabach-Merritt syndrome.
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 disappearance of haemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozsoylu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Irken
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gürgey
mesh_terms: D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome / Q000097:blood; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D008775:Methylprednisolone