title: Haemangioma with thrombocytopenia (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome).
abstract: We describe two patients with haemangioma with thrombocytopenia (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome). Both were treated with corticosteroids without notable improvement. The first patient responded satisfactorily to radiotherapy, whereas the second showed a slow spontaneous resolution.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone