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Tufted haemangioma responding to high‐dose systemic steroids: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
MUNN S.E.,
JACKSON J.E.,
JONES R.RUSSELL
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb01260.x
Subject(s) - medicine , angioma , vascular tumor , girl , dermatology , surgery , vascular disease , psychology , developmental psychology
Summary Tufted haemangioma is a rare, acquired vascular tumour most commonly presenting in the first year of life. Some authors consider angioblastoma of Nakagawa and progressive capillary haemangioma to be the same condition, and include them in the tabular capillary haemangioma complex. There have been only a few case reports of tufted angioma in the literature, with little information on effective treatment. We describe a case of tufted angioma presenting in a 3–month‐old girl. Because of the tumour's rapid growth, aggressive treatment was felt to be justified. There was no response to interferon o‐2a but high‐dose steroids were commenced with good results.