title: Neonatal Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon.
abstract: Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is a life-threatening consumptive coagulopathy in the presence of a rapidly enlarging vascular tumor. It usually presents in early infancy, but onset in early neonatal period, facial hemangioma, and vincristine use in neonates has rarely been reported. We, hereby, present a 6-day-old male child presenting with facial hemangioma and intracranial hemorrhage, and KMP responding well to steroids and vincristine. Pathophysiology of disease and various treatment options have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Satinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aneja
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: Jagdish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chandra