Kasabach-Merritt syndrome: Dangers of interferon and successful treatment with pentoxifylline

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  De La Hunt, Michael N ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interferons; Kasabach Merritt syndrome; Pentoxifylline; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAPILLARY; HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-ALPHA; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 30344465031     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.10.060     Document Type: Article

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