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

Cardiol Young

Health Sciences University Zeynep Kamil Women and Children Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Clinics, Dr. Burhanettin Ustunel Sokagi, Istanbul, Türkiye.

Published: October 2023

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.

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