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At the age of two, she developed purpura and thrombocytopenia was detected, after treatment with gamma globulin and corticosteroids, the platelet count normalized, but it dropped immediately at lower doses. One year after the cessation of corticosteroids therapy, the patient presented with abdominal pain and abnormal liver function and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed right hepatic atrophy and pancreatic occupancy, but the first liver biopsy did not reveal any positive pathological results. By analyzing the clinical manifestations in conjunction with MRI and abnormal coagulation, we considered that the patient might be diagnosed as KHE with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon, however, sirolimus treatment was ineffective and pancreatic biopsy only showed a tendency for tumors of vascular origin. Finally, we performed a Whipple operation after the right hepatic artery embolization, histological and immunohistochemical examination suggested KHE. Three months postoperatively, the patient\u2019s liver function, pancreatic enzymes and blood clotting function gradually returned to normal. 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