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Catastrophic congenital hemangioma with severe coagulopathy leading to fatal cardiac failure: Case report and review.

Sally Cohen-CutlerLinda J SzymanskiCrystal BockovenJoseph M MillerDiana MokeDean M AnselmoJessica LeeMinnelly Luu
Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2021)
We present a complex case of a neonate, delivered urgently for hydrops fetalis, with a large vascular mass of the extremity, diagnosed postnatally as a congenital hemangioma. The patient suffered immediate cardiac compromise and severe coagulopathy atypical for the diagnosis and subsequently died from these complications. Treatment was imperative but challenging due to a lack of a standardized treatment approach and few historical reports of equally critically ill patients. In this report, we review potential medical and surgical interventions and discuss treatment considerations in similar, life-threatening cases of congenital hemangiomas.
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  • heart failure
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