Strawberry (infantile) hemangioma
"Capillary hemangioma"
Facts
:
Benign vascular tumors of childhood
Appear during the first weeks of life, grow rapidly, regress by ages 5 -8
Composed of
capillaries separated by connective tissue
History / PE
:
Bright red, compressible plaques with sharply demarcated borders
See Also
:
Cherry hemangioma
July 24th 2010
Categories
Dermatology
Pediatrics
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