Infantile hemangiomatosis, a rare cause of high-output heart failure and pulmonary hypertension in the newborn baby: a case report

Nurdan Erol, Abdullah Alpinar, Nihan Uygur Kulcu
Health Sciences University Zeynep Kamil Women and Children Diseases Training and Research Hospital.
Turkey

Cardiology in the Young
Cardiol Young 2023;
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123001488

Abstract
Infantile hemangiomatosis is among the most common vascular tumours of childhood that is generally accepted as benign. Some cases may have multiple hemangiomas with organ involvement, especially of the liver. This case report will present the clinical and laboratory findings obtained during the treatment and follow-up of a 36-day-old female baby with hemangiomatosis with diffuse liver involvement, high-output heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension.

Category
Class I. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication

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