Look up: Kasabach Merritt Syndrome

1. Kasabach Merritt Syndrome
   A defect in which a hemangioma grows into a very large tumor. A hemangioma is a collection of blood vessels that is generally found on top of the skin and is discolored. Occasionally, the hemangioma will be located inside of the body. This type of hemangioma can be very dangerous if it is located on...
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2. kasabach-merritt syndrome
   <syndrome> Thrombocytopenia caused by sequestration and destruction of platelets in a large cavernous haemangioma, usually seen in infants, rare in adults ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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3. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome
   (kas´ә-bahk mer´it) a blood disorder usually occurring in the first few months of life in which severe thrombocytopenia and other evidence of intravascular coagulation are accompanied by rapidly expanding hemangiomas of the trunk, extremities, and abdominal viscera, sometimes associated with bleeding and ane...
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4. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kas′ă-bahk mer′it Definitions: 1. thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy developing in a large hemangioma, usually in early infancy.
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5. Kasabach–Merritt syndrome
   ) is a rare disease, usually of infants, in which a vascular tumor leads to decreased platelet counts and sometimes other bleeding problems,<ref name="Hall2001">--> which can be life-threatening.<ref name="Shim1968">--> It is also known as `hemangioma thrombocytopenia syndr...
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