Kasabach–Merritt syndrome in a term neonate
- Newborn Intensive Care, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK
- Correspondence to Dr Ian Freeman, Newborn Intensive Care Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; chiefbadger{at}hotmail.com
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Contributors IF: idea for the article, literature review, writing, editing of the article and images, patient consent, guarantor. KG: editing of the article, captions. AJBE: editing of the article and clinician responsible for the patient. Dr A Will: consultant paediatric haematologist, editing and was responsible for management of the patient.
- Accepted 3 May 2011
- Published Online First 22 June 2011
A term infant presented with a large swelling of her left lower limb following birth (see figure 1). Investigations revealed a thrombocytopenia with normal haemoglobin and coagulation profile. Following review by …
