Pulmonary Thromboembolism from a Large Hemangioma in a 4 -Week-Old Infant

1989; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/15513818909022333

ISSN

0277-0938

Autores

Geoffrey A. Machin, Steven M. Kent,

Tópico(s)

Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies

Resumo

A female infant with an extensive congenital hemangioma of the left knee region was treated medically for consumption coagulopathy; the hemangioma began to shrink, the coagulopathy improved, and the infant was clinically well when she died suddenly at the age of 4 weeks. The cause of death was a saddle pulmonary ihromboembolus which had originated in the hemangioma. This is the first documented case of fatal thromboembolism complicating a conservatively managed extensive neonatal hemangioma. Causes of neonatal thromboembolism are reviewed.

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