In this report the authors describe a rare case of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome that occurred in two brothers, with the cavernous hemangioma localized in the left forearm. The report emphasizes the role of technetium 99m-labeled red blood cells in an accurate method of evaluating cutaneous lesions and detecting occult hemangiomas.
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