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Hemangioma (Pediatrics - PEDS)

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It is an abnormal accumulation of blood vessels in the skin.

It appears at birth or in the first months of life without a clear cause.

It manifests with reddish areas of the skin, which may increase in size over time.

Diagnosis is established by clinical questioning and physical examination. 

Treatment is usually not necessary. In some cases they are treated for cosmetic reasons; lasers can be used to eliminate small blood vessels or steroid injections if they are cavernous hemangiomas.

Bibliographic references
  1. Bruckner AL, Frieden IJ. Hemangiomas of infancy. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003; 48:477.
  2. Léauté-Labrèze C, Harper JI, Hoeger PH. Infantile haemangioma. Lancet 2017; 390:85.
  3. Kilcline C, Frieden IJ. Infantile hemangiomas: how common are they? A systematic review of the medical literature. Pediatr Dermatol 2008; 25:168.
  4. Munden A, Butschek R, Tom WL, et al. Prospective study of infantile haemangiomas: incidence, clinical characteristics and association with placental anomalies. Br J Dermatol 2014; 170:907.
Author
Dr. Oscar Garcia-Esquirol
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Symptoms

    Raised reddish-blue skin lesions

    Raised red lesion of the skin with irregular borders

    Flat skin lesion initially pink changes toward a red / dark-purple color

    Painless skin lump

    Skin lesion has a different color from the rest of the skin

Symptoms to watch out for

Fever (temperature higher than 100.4 ºF)
Bleeding in the wound
Discharge of whitish fluid (pus)
Reddish sores that itch, break open and ooze clear fluid or pus
Painful and reddened ulcer in affected area
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