Perinatal hemorrhage associated with the Kassabach-Merritt syndrome.
The case of a newborn infant with the Kassabach-merritt syndrome who presented with a significant intrauterine ocular and skin hemorrhage, followed shortly after birth by a massive hematemesis, is reported. The presence of cavernous hemangioma at birth should be a reminder of the risk of major hemorrhagic complications due to thrombocytopenia secondary to platelet trapping.
D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology