Synonyms

• KMS
• hemangioma thrombocytopenia syndrome
• thrombocytopenia-hemangioma syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon is a rare association of profound thrombocytopenia associated with two rare vascular tumors: kaposiform hemangioendotheliomas and tufted angiomas. The profound thrombocytopenia can cause life threatening bleeding and progress to a disseminated coagulopathy in patients with these tumors.

Resources

NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
31 Center Drive MSC 2480
Building 31A Rm 4A16
Bethesda, MD 20892-2480
Tel: (301)592-8573
Fax: (240)629-3246
Email: nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Hemangioma Support System
c/o Cynthia Schumerth
1484 Sand Acres Drive
DePere, WI 54115
Tel: (920)336-9399

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: 9203365333
Fax: 9203390995
Tel: 8773365333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/

Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tel: (310)264-0826
Fax: (310)264-4766
Email: getinfo@madisonsfoundation.org
Internet: http://www.madisonsfoundation.org

National Organization of Vascular Anomalies
PO Box 8711-104 Six Forks Road
PMB 126
Raleigh, NC 27615
Email: admin@mail.novanews.org
Internet: http://www.novanews.org

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Last Updated:  5/8/2008
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