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Segmental infantile hemangioma and concomitant hypertension in three African American neonates
Author(s) -
Kullberg Sara A.,
Rheault Michelle N.,
Haggstrom Anita,
Maguiness Sheilagh M.
Publication year - 2020
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.14119
Subject(s) - medicine , concomitant , infantile hemangioma , hemangioma , african american , blood pressure , pediatrics , surgery , ethnology , history
We present three African American infants with segmental, ulcerated infantile hemangiomas and concomitant, persistent hypertension. When treated with beta‐blocker therapy, the hemangiomas decreased in size and the ulcerations resolved, but there was no impact on the elevated blood pressure in one of our patients. We failed to identify any associations between infantile hemangioma and hypertension in the literature.