Successful treatment with interferon alfa in infiltrating angiolipoma: a case presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome


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Akyuz C., Emir S., Buyukpamukcu M., Buyukpamukcu N., Caglar M., Kale G., ...More

ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD, vol.88, no.1, pp.67-68, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 88 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1136/adc.88.1.67
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.67-68
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We report a case of infiltrating angiolipoma who presented with a large mass on the shoulder and the signs of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. She improved dramatically within one month and the mass completely disappeared after six months of interferon treatment.