Benign neonatal hemangiomatosis with aggressive growth of cutaneous lesions.
A patient experienced rapidly proliferating, multiple cutaneous hemangiomas subject to significant hemorrhage, with associated asymptomatic pulmonary involvement. The dramatic features of his cutaneous disease, an overview of the spectrum of neonatal hemangiomatosis, and recent therapeutic options are reviewed.
Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery