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The Successful Treatment of Diffuse Neonatal Hemangiomatosis with Flashlamp Pulsed Dye Laser
Author(s) -
Endo Hideki,
Kawada Akira,
Aragane Yoshinori,
Yamashita Yuji,
Isogai Rieko,
Yudate Tatsuo,
Tezuka Tadashi
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.018002146.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dye laser , angioma , hemangioma , intense pulsed light , dermatology , vascular disease , pathology , laser , surgery , physics , optics
Diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis is a rare disease with the distinctive features of multiple hemangiomas of the skin and visceral organs. These lesions have been treated with systemic corticosteroids, interferon‐α, and their combination. We report a patient with diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis who had multiple cutaneous and hepatic hemangiomas. Single therapy with the flashlamp pulsed dye laser was effective for cutaneous hemangiomas, whereas the hemangiomas of the liver remained stable and no liver dysfunction or hemorrhage has occurred so far, even with no treatment.