title: Vascular skin lesions in children: a review of laser surgical and medical treatments.
abstract: Vascular anomalies are a common finding in children. Although most of these lesions are benign, they can be a severe cosmetic problem and cause structural and functional damage to nearby tissues. As a result, physicians are tasked with developing effective treatment options with superior safety profiles. Vascular anomalies may be divided into tumors and malformations. Vascular tumors, such as infantile hemangiomas, typically appear a few months after birth, whereas the majority of vascular malformations, such as port-wine stains, are present at birth. Although these lesions vary in appearance, etiology, and disease course, many are treated in a similar fashion. In this review, we focus on treatment modalities for some of the more-prevalent childhood vascular lesions, including port-wine stains, primary telangiectasias, infantile hemangiomas, pyogenic granulomas, and angiomas.
authors: Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington, District of Columbia 20005, USA.
authors: Lauren M
authors: LM
authors: Craig
authors: Tina S
authors: TS
authors: Alster
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D054025:Lasers, Dye / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009383:Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000601:surgery; D012868:Skin Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones