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Diffuse neonatal haemangiomatosis in a newborn child
Author(s) -
Stenninger E,
Schollin J
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1993.tb12531.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics
Diffuse neonatal haemangiomatosis is a severe disease with a high mortality. It is characterized by multiple haemangiomas at birth affecting the skin and visceral organs. A case of diffuse neonatal haemangiomatosis in a newborn child with a favourable outcome after steroid treatment is described.