Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS), also known as hemangioma-thrombocytopenia syndrome, is a rare disorder characterized by profound thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and subsequent consumptive coagulopathy in association with vascular tumors, particularly kaposiform hemangioendothelioma or tufted angioma.

Hematuria

The presence of blood in the urine. Hematuria may be gross hematuria (visible to the naked eye) or microscopic hematuria (detected by dipstick or microscopic examination of the urine).


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PMID (PMCID)
15660105
MALE Infant, Newborn
An infant with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome with associated renal hematoma and intussusception.
Guthrie SO, Rhodes M, Janco R, Stein SM, Jabs K, Engelhardt B.
J Perinatol. 2005;25(2):143-5.
A neonate that had a forearm hemangioma, gross hematuria, and a renal parenchymal hematoma was found to have Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.