It has been proposed for use in Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.

The Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is named after Haig Kasabach and her.

In one report, a patient with more than 400 glomus tumors had thrombocytopenia as a result of platelet sequestration (ie, Kasabach-Merritt syndrome).

Deb G, Jenkner A, De Sio L, et al.: Spindle cell (Kaposiform) hemangioendothelioma with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome in an infant: successful treatment with alpha-2A interferon.