Corticosteroid treatment of extensive hemangiomas: analysis of 22 cases in children. 1992

P Pongprasit
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

During the past 16 years, 22 Thai infants with extensive hemangiomas which impaired bodily functions and were life-threatening, especially in Kasabach-Merrit Syndrome have been treated. The incidence of female-to-male ratio was 8:3, all of the hemangiomas appeared between birth and 3 months of age. Among the 22 infants, 11 (50%) had hemangiomas on the head and the neck, and 2 had laryngeal hemangiomas. Two cases of Kasabach-Merrit Syndrome, located at the shoulder and the thigh, were complicated with severe bleeding, infection and congestive heart failure. Ocular impairment, malocclusion, and cutaneous distortion were the most important functional problems. Three cases were associated with other congenital anomalies: intracranial angioma, Dandy Walker Syndrome and Klippel-Trenauncy Syndrome. Prednisone (2-4 mg/kg/d) was used in all cases with other symptomatic treatment. Antiplatelet aggregating and antithrombotic drugs were useful in Kasabach-Merrit Syndrome. Definite response was noted in 72.72 per cent of the patients, doubtful response in 23.32 per cent, and no response in 4.54 per cent which was better than in other reports. There were no serious side-effects of the corticosteroid treatments reported in our careful students.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D011241 Prednisone A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver. Dehydrocortisone,delta-Cortisone,Apo-Prednisone,Cortan,Cortancyl,Cutason,Dacortin,Decortin,Decortisyl,Deltasone,Encorton,Encortone,Enkortolon,Kortancyl,Liquid Pred,Meticorten,Orasone,Panafcort,Panasol,Predni Tablinen,Prednidib,Predniment,Prednison Acsis,Prednison Galen,Prednison Hexal,Pronisone,Rectodelt,Sone,Sterapred,Ultracorten,Winpred,Acsis, Prednison
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005153 Facial Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue in the FACE. Facial Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Facial,Neoplasms, Facial
D005260 Female Females
D006258 Head and Neck Neoplasms Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the LIP; oral cavity; PHARYNX; LARYNX; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the NOSE and PARANASAL SINUSES; SALIVARY GLANDS; THYROID GLAND and PARATHYROID GLANDS; and MELANOMA and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651) Cancer of Head and Neck,Head Cancer,Head Neoplasm,Head and Neck Cancer,Head and Neck Neoplasm,Neck Cancer,Neck Neoplasm,Neck Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Upper Aerodigestive Tract,UADT Neoplasm,Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasm,Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms,Cancer of Head,Cancer of Neck,Cancer of the Head,Cancer of the Head and Neck,Cancer of the Neck,Head Neoplasms,Head, Neck Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Head,Neoplasms, Head and Neck,Neoplasms, Neck,UADT Neoplasms,Cancer, Head,Cancer, Neck,Cancers, Head,Cancers, Neck,Head Cancers,Neck Cancers,Neoplasm, Head,Neoplasm, Neck,Neoplasm, UADT,Neoplasms, UADT
D006391 Hemangioma A vascular anomaly due to proliferation of BLOOD VESSELS that forms a tumor-like mass. The common types involve CAPILLARIES and VEINS. It can occur anywhere in the body but is most frequently noticed in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. (from Stedman, 27th ed, 2000) Angioma,Chorioangioma,Hemangioma, Histiocytoid,Hemangioma, Intramuscular,Chorangioma,Chorangiomas,Chorioangiomas,Hemangiomas,Hemangiomas, Histiocytoid,Hemangiomas, Intramuscular,Histiocytoid Hemangioma,Histiocytoid Hemangiomas,Intramuscular Hemangioma,Intramuscular Hemangiomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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