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A Very Aggressive Form of Facial Hemangioma
Author(s) -
Rizzo R.,
Micali G.,
Incorpora G.,
Paramo E.,
Pavone L.
Publication year - 1988
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 - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1988.tb00901.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangioma , cerebellar vermis , girl , atrophy , agenesis , surgery , anatomy , cerebellum , pathology , psychology , developmental psychology
A 3‐month‐old girl had a massive, particularly aggressive mixed hemangioma involving the right hemiface. with severe ulcerations of the ear lobe and nasal septum. She also showed cerebral anomalies consisting of cerebellar vermis agenesis and cerebellar right atrophy. Despite treatment with corticosteroids, the child died at age 4 months.