Localized infantile hemangiomas of the face and scalp: Predilection for the midline and periorbital and perioral skin.
Anita N HaggstromEulalia BaselgaSarah L ChamlinBeth A DroletMaria C GarzonKristen E HollandKimberly A HoriiChristine LaurenAnne LuckyAnthony J ManciniErin MathesCatherine C McCuaigKimberly MorelBrandon NewellElena PopeJulie PowellKate PuttgenSahand Rahnama-MoghadamWei SongIlona J FriedenPublished in: Pediatric dermatology (2018)
The distribution of localized infantile hemangiomas of the face and scalp is not random. There is preferential involvement of the midline face and scalp and the ocular axis. The regions corresponding to the boundaries between the embryonic facial segments, including the maxillary and mandibular metameres, are not accentuated in the distribution of infantile hemangiomas.
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