Hemangioma

Complications in hemangiomas of the nasal tip can be difficult to predict and difficult to manage.

Children with segmented facial hemangiomas may have other anomalies.

A new therapeutic approach shows promise for superficial hemangiomas.

Typical hemangiomas are easily recognized by their clinical appearance and natural history. Thedifferential diagnosis of atypical lesions, however, includes a variety of benign and malignant . . .

Hemangiomas, the most common benign tumor of childhood, occur in 10% of infants. Long-term prognosis is good; 90% involute by 9 years of age. Despite . . .

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a severe, life-threatening, opportunistic infection that occurs primarily in immunocompromised patients with AIDS or neoplastic disorders. PCP prophylaxis is the . . .

Although hemangiomas are the most common tumors of infancy, their pathogenesis remains a mystery. A recent case report documented a rare complication and unrecognized risk . . .

In this study, 36% of treated patients experienced recurrence, but newer lasers may produce better results.

Despite some recurrence over time, almost 60% of patients were satisfied with results at follow-up.

Some lesions may need further treatments.

The longer-wavelength 595-nm laser achieved good results in dark-skinned adults.

When the pulsed-dye laser was first used in the late 1980s for the treatment of port wine stains, a 450-ms pulse duration was employed, which . . .

The typical infantile hemangioma appears during the first 4 weeks of life, proliferates until 6 to 8 months of age, and then gradually involutes. Hemangiomas . . .

Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is characterized by profound thrombocytopenia, consumptive coagulopathy, and hemolytic anemia. KMP is not associated with infantile hemangioma but is triggered in most . . .

Hemangioma is the most common tumor to affect infants, and ulceration is one of the most frequent complications. Despite the prevalence of this problem, its . . .

Half of the newborns with occult spinal dysraphism have a cutaneous clue: lumbosacral midline skin abnormalities, including localized hypertrichosis, hemangioma, lipoma, dimple, and sinus tract. . . .

Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, in which platelet trapping leads to life-threatening thrombocytopenia, is considered a complication of hemangioma. This study of 22 children with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome shows . . .

Dermatologists may easily recognize the typical infantile hemangioma with its "strawberry"-like appearance, proliferation in the first few months of life, and gradual involution. This study . . .

A classic feature of hemangiomas in infants is proliferation during the first year of life, followed by gradual involution over the next 3 to 10 . . .

The nature of congenital lesions in 1000 Iranian newborns