Definitive treatment
Generally, treatment of the underlying vascular tumor results in resolution of Kasabach–Merritt syndrome. If complete surgical resection is feasible, it provides a good opportunity for cure (although it can be dangerous to operate on a vascular tumor in a patient prone to bleeding, even with appropriate surgical subspecialists involved).If surgery is not possible, various other techniques can be used to control the tumor:

embolization (by interventional radiology) can limit the tumors blood supply
external compression bandages can have similar effects
certain medications, including:
corticosteroids
alpha-interferon
chemotherapy (e.g. vincristine)
radiation therapy has been used, often successfully, but now is avoided whenever possible due to the risk of long-term adverse effects (e.g. risk for future cancer). Prognosis
Kasabach–Merritt syndrome has a mortality rate of about 30%. For patients that survive the acute disease, supportive care may be required through a gradual recovery.Furthermore, patients may need care from a dermatologist or plastic surgeon for residual cosmetic lesions or an otolaryngologist for head & neck/airway involvement. On long-term followup, most patients have skin discoloration and/or mild disfiguration from the dormant tumor. See also
List of cutaneous conditions

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In such cases, the infection follows the ingestion of undercooked or pickled freshwater fish imported from one of the endemic areas and containing metacercariae. Diagnosis
Adult C. sinensis worms can inhabit the bile ducts of humans for 20–25 years without any clear clinical symptoms. This, in addition to the nonspecific symptoms infected persons may develop, can lead to missed diagnoses.Patients are diagnosed when C. sinensis eggs are found in stools. The formalin-ether concentration technique (FECT) method of stool examination is most effective at diagnosing light cases of infection, while the Kato-Katz (KK) method is more suitable for the diagnosing of persons with clonorchiasis. Serological methods that use enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can help differentiate the eggs of C. sinensis from other flukes. Treatment
Praziquantel is the treatment of choice for clonorchiasis. References


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