Prospective Study of the Frequency of Hepatic Hemangiomas in Infants with Multiple Cutaneous Infantile Hemangiomas


Por: Horii, KA, Drolet, BA, Frieden, IJ, Baselga, E, Chamlin, SL, Haggstrom, AN, Holland, KE, Mancini, AJ, McCuaig, CC, Metry, DW, Morel, KD, Newell, BD, Nopper, AJ, Powell, J, Garzon, MC

Publicada: 1 may 2011
Resumen:
Multiple cutaneous infantile hemangiomas have been associated with hepatic hemangiomas. Screening of infants with five or more cutaneous infantile hemangiomas with abdominal ultrasound is often recommended. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency with which hepatic hemangiomas occur in infants with five or more cutaneous infantile hemangiomas compared to those with one to four cutaneous infantile hemangiomas and to characterize the clinical features of these hepatic hemangiomas. A multicenter prospective study of children with cutaneous infantile hemangiomas was conducted at pediatric dermatology clinics at Hemangioma Investigator Groups sites in the United States, Canada, and Spain between October 2005 and December 2008. Data were collected, and abdominal ultrasonography was performed on infants younger than 6 months old with five or more cutaneous infantile hemangiomas and those with one to four cutaneous infantile hemangiomas. Twenty-four (16%) of the 151 infants with five or more cutaneous infantile hemangiomas had hepatic hemangiomas identified on abdominal ultrasound, versus none of the infants with fewer than five (p = 0.003). Two of the 24 infants with hepatic hemangiomas received treatment specifically for their hepatic hemangiomas. Infants with five or more cutaneous infantile hemangiomas have a statistically significantly greater frequency of hepatic hemangiomas than those with fewer than 5. These findings support the recommendation of five or more cutaneous infantile hemangiomas as a threshold for screening infants younger than 6 months old for hepatic hemangiomas but also demonstrate that the large majority of these infants with hepatic hemangiomas do not require treatment.

Filiaciones:
Horii, KA:
 Childrens Mercy Hosp & Clin, Dermatol Sect, Kansas City, MO 64108 USA

Drolet, BA:
 Med Coll Wisconsin, Dept Dermatol, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA

 Med Coll Wisconsin, Dept Pediat, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA

Frieden, IJ:
 Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Dermatol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA

Baselga, E:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Dermatol, Barcelona, Spain

Chamlin, SL:
 Northwestern Univ, Childrens Mem Hosp, Dept Pediat, Feinberg Sch Med, Chicago, IL 60614 USA

 Northwestern Univ, Childrens Mem Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Feinberg Sch Med, Chicago, IL 60614 USA

Haggstrom, AN:
 Indiana Univ, Dept Dermatol, Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA

 Indiana Univ, Dept Pediat, Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA

Holland, KE:
 Med Coll Wisconsin, Dept Dermatol, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA

 Med Coll Wisconsin, Dept Pediat, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA

Mancini, AJ:
 Northwestern Univ, Childrens Mem Hosp, Dept Pediat, Feinberg Sch Med, Chicago, IL 60614 USA

 Northwestern Univ, Childrens Mem Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Feinberg Sch Med, Chicago, IL 60614 USA

McCuaig, CC:
 Univ Montreal, Div Dermatol Pediat, St Justine Hosp, Montreal, PQ, Canada

Metry, DW:
 Baylor Coll Med, Dept Dermatol, Houston, TX 77030 USA

Morel, KD:
 Columbia Univ, Dept Dermatol, New York, NY 10027 USA

 Columbia Univ, Dept Pediat, New York, NY 10027 USA

Newell, BD:
 Childrens Mercy Hosp & Clin, Dermatol Sect, Kansas City, MO 64108 USA

Nopper, AJ:
 Childrens Mercy Hosp & Clin, Dermatol Sect, Kansas City, MO 64108 USA

Powell, J:
 Univ Montreal, Div Dermatol Pediat, St Justine Hosp, Montreal, PQ, Canada

Garzon, MC:
 Columbia Univ, Dept Dermatol, New York, NY 10027 USA

 Columbia Univ, Dept Pediat, New York, NY 10027 USA
ISSN: 07368046





PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Editorial
WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 28 Número: 3
Páginas: 245-253
WOS Id: 000291034400005
ID de PubMed: 21517952

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