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Severe hemorrhage complicating the Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9824196     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome is a congenital disorder of angiogenesis characterized by macular nevus, skeletal and soft tissue hypertrophy, venous varicosities, and arteriovenous fistulas. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and the Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, a consumptive coagulopathy with thrombocytopenia, are both associated with the KTW syndrome. We describe a 30-year-old woman with KTW syndrome and Kasabach-Merritt syndrome who had DIC with severe hemorrhage after a routine gynecologic procedure. The bleeding was controlled with the use of intravenous low-dose heparin and antithrombin III.
Authors:
D M Aronoff; M Roshon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Southern medical journal     Volume:  91     ISSN:  0038-4348     ISO Abbreviation:  South. Med. J.     Publication Date:  1998 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-12-01     Completed Date:  1998-12-01     Revised Date:  2005-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404522     Medline TA:  South Med J     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1073-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Blood Coagulation Tests
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / blood,  diagnosis*
Electrosurgery*
Female
Humans
Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / blood,  diagnosis*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / blood,  diagnosis,  etiology*
Recurrence
Thrombocytopenia / blood,  diagnosis*
Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / blood,  surgery*

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