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SARS-CoV-2 precipitated Kasabach-Merritt syndrome in a child with Kaposiform Hemangiendothelioma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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  • Vanessa Zarate ,
  • Alejandra Cahuata,
  • Roxana Diaz,
  • Kenny Chonlon,
  • Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra ,
  • Jesus Dominguez-Rojas
Vanessa Zarate
National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins

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Alejandra Cahuata
National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
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Roxana Diaz
National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
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Kenny Chonlon
National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
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Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra
National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
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Jesus Dominguez-Rojas
National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
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Abstract

Kaposiform hemangiendothelioma usually occurs in children under two years of age and develops thrombocytopenia secondary to sequestration of platelets within (Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon) and is complicated by secondary consumption of fibrinogen and clotting factors. SARS-CoV-2 produces cutaneous endothelitis as a direct effect of the presence of the virus and the host inflammatory response. We describe an 8-month-old boy with leukemia and SARS-CoV-2 infection who developed Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon, coagulopathy, and intestinal involvement. Given the emerging evidence of endothelial and vascular involvement in COVID-19, the development of tests to detect vascular injury may be critical to guide the use of new therapeutic strategies.