Hepatic hemangiomas with arterioportal shunt complicated a congestive heart failure: a case report.

Diffuse miliary haemangiomatosis is a rare condition representing 2.5-3% of cases of cutaneous infantile haemangiomas. It is an efflorescence of five or more infantile cutaneous haemangiomas associated with visceral involvement, most commonly liver involvement.

[Vascular calcification in pseudoxanthoma elasticum in children].

Introduction: Vascular calcifications are associated with several diseases that affect vascular connective tissue and skin and cause considerable morbidity and mortality. The prototype of these conditions is pseudoxanthoma elasticum. We report, in this study, 4 pediatric cases of vascular calcifications diagnosed as elastic pseudoxanthoma.

[Abdominal mass revealing xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in an infant].

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a chronic pyelonephritis observed in children and exceptionally in infants. Symptomatology is vague and may delay diagnosis and patient's management. Treatment is based on medical therapy but most often on surgery with poor renal prognosis.

[Moyamoya disease associated with kidney angiodysplasia in a child].

Introduction: Moyamoya disease is a progressive, chronic occlusive vascular disease of the circle of Willis arteries leading to the development of collateral circulation to compensate the occlusion.

Case Report: An 11-year-old girl presented an abrupt loss of consciousness and a right-sided motor deficit. Clinical examination found hypertension with 220/120mmHg arterial blood pressure.

[Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in children].

Introduction: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a rare autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder, characterized by calcification and progressive fragmentation of elastic fibers. Gastrointestinal lesions are rare in children and may be responsible for serious complications. This article reports two pediatric cases of PXE revealed by gastrointestinal bleeding.