Benign neonatal hemangiomatosis with conjunctival involvement. Report of a case and review of the literature.
Hemangiomas are the most common tumours of infancy. When limited to the skin, multiple lesions have a benign course and excellent prognosis but in cases of visceral involvement, the morbidity and mortality rates are high. We report a rare case of a female infant with benign neonatal hemangiomatosis who had dramatic conjunctival involvement. The spectrum of neonatal hemangiomatosis is reviewed, highlighting the importance of differentiation of the two extremes of this disorder.
Department of Dermatology, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Görükle, Bursa, Turkey. baskan@superonline.com
Emel Bülbül
EB
Baska
Mehmet
M
Baykara
Hayriye
H
Saricaoglu
Sükran
S
Tunali
D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology