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Dieulafoy lesions and PHACE syndrome
Author(s) -
Kieswetter Lukas,
Walters Thomas D.,
LaraCorrales Irene,
Carcao Manuel D.,
Ngan Bo,
Pope Elena
Publication year - 2019
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/pde.13922
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , gastrointestinal bleeding , arteriole , surgery , circulatory system
Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a small gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal erosion due to an abnormally large caliber and persistent submucosal arteriole. Typically occurring in adults, they are an extremely rare cause of GI bleeding in pediatrics. We report a case of multiple jejunal DLs in a 9‐year‐old girl with posterior fossa brain malformations, hemangiomas, arterial lesions, cardiac abnormalities, eye abnormalities (PHACE) syndrome, and the first described use of rapamycin in the treatment of pediatric DLs.