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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep-Oct;31(5):595-8.
doi: 10.1111/pde.12090. Epub 2013 Mar 5.

Congenital kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon successfully treated with low-dose radiation therapy

Yogangi Malhotra  1 , Catherine S Yang, Joseph McNamara, Richard J Antaya
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Congenital kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon successfully treated with low-dose radiation therapy

Yogangi Malhotra et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2014 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) associated with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon is a life-threatening vasculopathy. The current mainstay treatment for KHEs is corticosteroids and chemotherapy, but these medications do not work for all patients and carry significant side effects. We report a neonate with a large congenital KHE who responded extremely well to low-dose radiation therapy.

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