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Cervicofacial Hemangioma and a Minor Sternal Malformation: Inclusion in PHACES Syndrome?
Author(s) -
Boulinguez S.,
TeillacHamel D.,
Bédane C.,
Bennaceur S.,
Prost Y.
Publication year - 1998
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.1525-1470.1998.tb01295.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangioma , trunk , upper trunk , surgery , dermatology , ecology , brachial plexus , biology
Hemangiomas are frequent in childhood, but those associated to dysmorphic anomalies are rare. We report a young girl with hemangiomas of the face, neck, and upper trunk, severe laryngeal dyspnea, and sternal atrophic skin without sternal nonunion, probably corresponding to a minor form of PHACES syndrome.