Open AccessKasabach-Merritt Syndrome Exacerbated by Platelet Transfusion
Author(s) -
William G. Phillips,
Jerry Marsden
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the royal society of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1758-1095
pISSN - 0141-0768
DOI - 10.1177/014107689308600418
Subject(s) - kasabach–merritt syndrome , platelet transfusion , medicine , platelet , blood transfusion , intensive care medicine , surgery , coagulopathy
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is a complication of complex haemangiomas. We present a case in which standard treatment including platelet transfusion appeared to prolong and exacerbate subcutaneous bleeding.
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