title: Early surgical intervention in a patient with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon.
abstract: A 3-day-old male infant with a 3-cm firm subcutaneous mass was found to have decreased platelets, decreased fibrin, and increased fibrin split products diagnostic of Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon. The vascular lesion was resected without complications. We suggest that early surgical intervention is an excellent therapeutic option for Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Drolet
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Esterly
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gosain
mesh_terms: D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*