Clinical profile and morphologic types of infantile hemangioma. A study of 252 children
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https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.15.2.2005.629Keywords:
Infantile hemangioma, localized hemangioma, segmental hemangioma, multifocal hemangioma.Abstract
Background Hemangiomas are the most common benign tumours of infancy which can
affect skin as well as internal viscera. Superficial hemangiomas may show clinical diversity
in sites of involvement, number, age of onset, morphology etc.
Objective The objective of present study was to record the clinical profile and morphologic
types of infantile hemangiomas.
Patients and methods 252 children presenting with cutaneous hemangioma during a period
of two years from January, 2003 to December, 2004 were included in the study. Their
demographic characteristics, the clinical morphology, sites of involvement and complications
were recorded.
Results A total of 315 lesions were observed in 252 children. Median age of presentation was
6.8 months and females outnumbered males with 2.7:1 ratio. 69.2% lesions were confined to
head and neck region. Localized type of lesions (83.2%) were the most frequent presentation
than segmental (15.6%) or multifocal (1.2%), usually presenting as nodules or plaques. The
rate of extracutaneous hemangiomas, systemic complications or developmental anomalies
was significantly low.
Conclusion Localized hemangiomas are a common occurrence during infancy and systemic
complications usually do not arise.
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