Kasabach–Merritt syndrome

Also known as: Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon

Consumptive coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia with kaposiform vascular tumors.

Medical specialty: Cardiology
Subspecialty: Cardiology / Vascular medicine
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes, infancy
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Platelet trapping in vascular tumor.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

bleedingheart failurelow fibrinogenrapidly growing vascular tumorthrombocytopenia

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