title: Capillary hemangioma of the vagina and urethra in a child: response to short-term steroid therapy.
abstract: Short-term oral steroid therapy was used to treat a capillary hemangioma of the vagina and urethra in a young child. After 8 weeks of prednisolone therapy (40 mg every other day decreasing to 2.5 mg every other day), vaginal bleeding has not recurred. At 2 years and 8 months, the patient presented with severe hematuria. Visualization revealed hemangioma within the bladder, but the urethra and vagina were normal by cystoscopy and vaginoscopy, respectively. After cauterization of a single bleeding point, the patient again received prednisolone. She has had no hematuria for 4 months. Steroid therapy should be considered for the management of genitourinary hemangiomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Sanfilippo
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Verdi
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Pietsch
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone