Segmental haemangiomas of infancy: A review of 14 cases

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 242-247

  Phan, Tai Anh ^a,b   Adams, Susan ^c,d   Wargon, Orli ^c,d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex hormones; Comparative study; Glucocorticoid; Haemangioma; Human; Incidence; Infant; Prognosis; Skin neoplasm; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ULCER;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33749554430     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00289.x     Document Type: Review

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