Long-term Complications and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Multifocal Lymphangioendotheliomatosis

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2019 Nov;41(8):e534-e537. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001324.

Abstract

Multifocal lymphangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia is a rare disease characterized by multiple cutaneous and gastrointestinal (GI) vascular lesions and thrombocytopenia refractory to platelet and blood cell transfusions. GI bleeding can become life-threatening in this condition. We report a case of multifocal lymphangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia in a male infant with isolated GI involvement, diagnosed when he was 3 months old. The patient was managed with daily aminocaproic acid, octreotide drip, and corticosteroids for 13 months after diagnosis; he had complete resolution of symptoms by 2 years of age and showed adequate height and gain by 5 years of age. This case adds to the paucity of data in the literature pertaining to the disease's phenotypic variability, long-term clinical course, and management of GI bleeding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage*
  • Aminocaproic Acid / administration & dosage*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / diagnosis
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lymphangioma* / diagnosis
  • Lymphangioma* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Octreotide / administration & dosage*
  • Thrombocytopenia* / diagnosis
  • Thrombocytopenia* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Octreotide
  • Aminocaproic Acid