Vaginal bleeding due to an infantile hemangioma in a 3-year-old girl.
BACKGROUND
Infantile hemangiomas may cause vaginal bleeding in prepubescent girls.


METHODS
A 3-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of painless vaginal bleeding. Her initial evaluation was nondiagnostic. The girl's physical examination was remarkable only for an infantile hemangioma of her right hand. A vaginoscopy was performed and a hemangioma of the anterior vaginal wall was identified. The patient was managed conservatively. Her bleeding has decreased in amount and frequency.


CONCLUSIONS
Infantile hemangiomas are a potential cause of vaginal bleeding in young girls and should be suspected if a child has a hemangioma on another part of their body. Most infantile hemangiomas resolve without therapy.
Jackson
M Gerard
MG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Simms-Cendan
Judith
J
Sims
Shireen Madani
SM
McLean
Frederick W
FW
Roscoe
Jill
J
Ross
Helen
H
Davis
John D
JD
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008796:Metrorrhagia / Q000209:etiology*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*