Former oil worker, 40, with 'hideous' growth says SIX YEAR surgery wait cost him job and girlfriend
Don Wright, from Aberdeen, went to his GP in 2013 about the hemangioma on his neck. The grapefruit-size growth smells, leaks and is covered by a hat every day. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pediatric Dermatology | Medscape Pediatric Dermatology | Medscape
Pediatric dermatology, a board-certified subspecialty, covers a wide range of conditions, with the most common being bacterial, viral, and fungal infections; atopic dermatitis; and hemangiomas. (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Resource Center Source Type: news
New AAP Guideline Available for Infantile Hemangioma Treatment
Early intervention and/or referral recommended for potentially problematic infantile hemangiomas (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - December 26, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cardiology, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Oncology, ENT, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Radiology, Surgery, Journal, Source Type: news
Pediatricians: Treat Hemangioma Birthmarks Quickly
Infantile hemangiomas are bright red or bruise-like birthmarks that appear shortly after a baby is born. They're caused by extra blood vessels and appear on up to 5 percent of infants. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New AAP Guideline Available for Infantile Hemangioma Treatment
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26, 2018 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics has developed its first guideline for the management of infantile hemangiomas (IHs); the clinical practice guideline was published online Dec. 24 in Pediatrics.
Noting that IHs may occur... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 26, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AAP Guideline Urges Prompt Care for Infantile Hemangiomas AAP Guideline Urges Prompt Care for Infantile Hemangiomas
The American Academy of Pediatrics ' clinical guideline for infantile hemangiomas recommends consultation and/or referral to specialty care in the first month of life for infants with high-risk lesions.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Oral Propranolol in the Treatment of Infantile Hemangiomas Oral Propranolol in the Treatment of Infantile Hemangiomas
These guidelines provide consensus recommendations on the treatment of infantile hemangiomas with oral propranolol.The British Journal of Dermatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What to know about liver hemangiomas
Hemangiomas of the liver are the most common type of benign liver tumor. Liver hemangiomas rarely cause symptoms, although large or multiple hemangiomas can cause abdominal pain or discomfort. Liver hemangiomas often do not require treatment. Doctors can diagnose them using an ultrasound or CT scan. Learn more here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
Anastomosing hemangioma of the kidney: radiologic and pathologic distinctions of a kidney cancer mimic
Anastomosing hemangioma (ah) is a rare subtype of primary vascular tumour that can, clinically and radiologically, present similarly to malignant renal tumours such as renal cell carcinoma (rcc) and angiosarcoma.07/12/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - July 12, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Oral Propranolol Seems Safe for Infantile Hemangioma
Good safety profile for children with infantile hemangioma with no prespecified underlying disease (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - May 31, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Oncology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news
Oral Propranolol Seems Safe for Infantile Hemangioma
THURSDAY, May 31, 2018 -- The safety profile of oral propranolol seems to be good for children with infantile hemangioma, according to a study published online May 29 in Pediatrics.
Catherine Droitcourt, M.D., from the University of Rennes in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 31, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Oral Propranolol Safe for Healthy Kids With Infantile Hemangioma Oral Propranolol Safe for Healthy Kids With Infantile Hemangioma
Oral propranolol can be safely used to treat otherwise healthy children with infantile hemangioma, researchers from France report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Baby boy bleeds into neck hemangioma
(Source: Contemporary Pediatrics)
Source: Contemporary Pediatrics - March 1, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Should I Worry About This Telangiectasia?
Discussion
Vascular stains are common problems that parents seek guidance about as they are often particularly worried that there may be an underlying problem or that it may be a long-term cosmetic problem. Fortunately many resolve or become less prominent or have treatment available. The term vascular stains includes all vascular malformations but commonly refers more directly to capillary malformations which are quite common.
Some common vascular stains include:
Nevus simplex
Names: Angel’s kiss (glabella or forehead), salmon patch, stork bite (nape of neck), nevus roseus, fading macular stain
Epidemiology: Very ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 29, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What Are Cutaneous Lesions Associated with Occult Spinal Dysraphism?
Discussion
Neural tube defects are a group of disorders that arise during embryogenesis. They include anenephaly, exencephaly, meningmyelocoeles and encephalocoeles and other malformations including occult spinal dysraphism. Occult spinal dysraphism (OSD) has incomplete fusion of the midline elements of the spine including the bony, neural, and mesenchymal tissues but the abnormalities are covered by skin (ectodermal tissues) and therefore are not obvious. OSD has a higher risk of tethered spinal cord syndrome or other neurological/neurosurgical problems.
Normally the caudal end of the spinal cord, the conus medullaris, ha...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 8, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
