Retrospective analysis in 13 children with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon and review of literature

  • ZHAO Yamei ,
  • GAO Yijin ,
  • ZHOU Ying ,
  • MA Jing ,
  • PAN Ci ,
  • TANG Jingyan
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  • Shanghai Children’s Medical Center Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China

Received date: 2017-06-15

  Online published: 2017-06-15

Abstract

 Objective To improve understanding of the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of childhood Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP). Methods The clinical data of 13 patients admitted for KMP to XXX from January 2010 to January 2016 was retrospectively analyzed, with a review of relevant literature. Results The patients were 10 males and 3 females. The age of presentation varied from newborn to 5 months. 12 patients had cutaneous manifestations, like petechiae, ecchymosis, jaundice, skin masses, etc, 1 patient had pleural effusion. The location of lesions varied. The laboratory hallmark consists of profound thrombocytopenia and hypofibrinogenemia with elevated D-dimers. The median time from initial presentation to diagnosis was 60 days. After approaches like surgery, corticosteroids, propranolol, interferon, sirolimus, etc, 10 patients got remission while 3 patients died. 6 patients treated with sirolimushad complete response. Conclusions KMP is characterized with vascular tumor, severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy. Clinically, KMP often presents with early-onset and delay in diagnosis. Surgery is an effective approach for KMP. Sirolimus appears to be a promising treatment for KMP.

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ZHAO Yamei , GAO Yijin , ZHOU Ying , MA Jing , PAN Ci , TANG Jingyan . Retrospective analysis in 13 children with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon and review of literature[J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2017 , 35(6) : 458 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2017.06.015

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