Case Report
Volume: 4 | Issue: 11 | Published: Nov 15, 2020 | Pages: 371 - 375 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480
A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates
Authors: Yin Cheng Hew , Norliza Othman
Article Info
Authors
Yin Cheng Hew
Department of Radiology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Norliza Othman
Department of Radiology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Publication History
Received: July 11, 2019
Revised: September 18, 2020
Accepted: September 24, 2020
Published: November 15, 2020
Abstract
Background: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KH) is an uncommon tumor in infants and children. The typical clinical presentations include ill-demarcated, red to purple, indurated plaque and are frequently complicated by the Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP), a condition of severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy. It might be misdiagnosed as infantile hemangioma at birth, leading to a delay in delivering optimal treatment. Therefore, imaging differential diagnosis of KH should be included in pediatric patients presented with atypical vascular lesion for timely management. Case Presentation: We present a case of a 2-month-old male child, born with right lower limb hypertrophy and bluish discoloration, initially diagnosed as a hemangioma. Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis was suggestive of KH complicated with KMP in correlating with clinical history. Therefore, optimal treatment is possible at a time if correct diagnosis is made early. Conclusion: KH should be retained as one of the differential diagnoses in pediatric patients presenting with vascular tumor. Imaging could help in reaching the diagnosis without invasive surgical interventions in order to initiate proper treatment.
Keywords: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon, vascular tumor, green
Pubmed Style
Yin Cheng Hew, Norliza Othman. A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates. EJMCR. 2020; 15 (November 2020): 371-375. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480
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Yin Cheng Hew, Norliza Othman. A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1371 [Access: December 26, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Yin Cheng Hew, Norliza Othman. A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates. EJMCR. 2020; 15 (November 2020): 371-375. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480
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Yin Cheng Hew, Norliza Othman. A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates. EJMCR. (2020), [cited December 26, 2024]; 15 (November 2020): 371-375. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480
Harvard Style
Yin Cheng Hew, Norliza Othman (2020) A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates. EJMCR, 15 (November 2020): 371-375. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480
Chicago Style
Yin Cheng Hew, Norliza Othman. "A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates." 15 (2020), 371-375. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Yin Cheng Hew, Norliza Othman. "A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates." 15.November 2020 (2020), 371-375. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Yin Cheng Hew, Norliza Othman (2020) A case report on how not to miss Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in neonates. , 15 (November 2020), 371-375. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562217480