1.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
; 22(3): 256-8, 2000.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10864058
ABSTRACT
The authors report Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) in a patient with thrombocytopenia and splenic hemangioma. A 13-month-old boy with a history of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and abdominal mass was admitted to the hospital. The scintigraphic studies showed that a large mass contiguous to the spleen was responsible for the platelet uptake. After partial splenectomy, the platelet count returned to normal. This report of KMS in a child with splenic hemangioma suggests that the scintigraphic studies are mandatory to confirm diagnosis. Indium-111-labeled platelets are useful in identifying hemangiomatous sequestration of platelets in patients with thrombocytopenia.
Subject(s)
Blood Platelets , Hemangioma, Cavernous/diagnostic imaging , Indium Radioisotopes , Splenic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Thrombocytopenia/etiology , Anemia/etiology , Hemangioma, Cavernous/complications , Hemangioma, Cavernous/surgery , Humans , Infant , Male , Radionuclide Imaging , Splenectomy , Splenic Neoplasms/complications , Splenic Neoplasms/surgery , Syndrome
2.
Aten Primaria
; 11(8): 444, 1993 May 15.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8494967
3.
Aten Primaria
; 10(1): 573-4, 1992 Jun 15.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1504230