Supraumbilical midabdominal raphe, sternal atresia, and hemangioma in an infant: response of hemangioma to laser and interferon alfa-2a.
We cared for an infant girl with the clinical constellation of supraumbilical midabdominal raphe, sternal atresia, and cutaneous facial and upper trunk hemangioma. This is the first report of this clinical association in the dermatologic literature. The vascular component of the disorder responded to flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser therapy and to systemic interferon alfa-2a (Roferon-A).
Department of Pediatrics, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
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Geronemus
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014472:Umbilicus
D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins