title: Tufted haemangioma responding to high-dose systemic steroids: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Tufted haemangioma is a rare, acquired vascular tumour most commonly presenting in the first year of life. Some authors consider angioblastoma of Nakagawa and progressive capillary haemangioma to be the same condition, and include them in the lobular capillary haemangioma complex. There have been only a few case reports of tufted angioma in the literature, with little information on effective treatment. We describe a case of tufted angioma presenting in a 3-month-old girl. Because of the tumour's rapid growth, aggressive treatment was felt to be justified. There was no response to interferon alpha-2a but high-dose steroids were commenced with good results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ealing Hospital, Middlesex, UK.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Munn
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks / Q000473:pathology; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone