Clinical spectrum and risk of PHACE syndrome in cutaneous and airway hemangiomas. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Jul;137(7):680-7
Date
07/20/2011Pubmed ID
21768412DOI
10.1001/archoto.2011.113Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79960490804 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 24 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical presentation and risk of PHACE syndrome in infants with large facial hemangiomas and concomitant airway hemangiomas.
DESIGN: The study involved a case series of infants with cutaneous hemangiomas and airway hemangiomas extracted from a prospective multicenter cohort study. Data regarding clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical course were obtained from medical charts and physician intake forms. All patients were evaluated for PHACE syndrome using a standardized protocol.
SETTING: Six academic pediatric dermatology clinics.
PATIENTS: The study included 17 patients younger than 1 year who were diagnosed as having large (>22 cm(2)) facial hemangiomas and airway hemangiomas.
RESULTS: Thirteen patients (76%) had hemangiomas in the bilateral mandibular distribution. Other observed facial patterns included limited involvement of the lip and chin, unilateral reticular frontotemporal and preauricular hemangiomas, and large unilateral hemifacial hemangiomas. Fourteen patients (82%) had symptomatic airway involvement. All symptomatic patients had subglottic airway hemangiomas. The airway hemangioma was circumferential in 10 patients (58%) and more focal in distribution in 7 patients (42%). All patients were treated with oral prednisolone. Eleven patients required additional multimodal therapy. Eight patients (47%) met the criteria for PHACE syndrome.
CONCLUSIONS: Airway hemangiomas represent a potentially fatal complication of infantile hemangiomas. Our data highlight cutaneous presentations in patients with subglottic hemangiomas and large (>22 cm(2)) cutaneous hemangiomas. PHACE syndrome was detected in 8 such patients (47%) in our series.
Author List
Haggstrom AN, Skillman S, Garzon MC, Drolet BA, Holland K, Matt B, McCuaig C, Metry DW, Morel K, Powell J, Frieden IJAuthor
Kristen E. Holland MD Associate Professor in the Dermatology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Abnormalities, MultipleBronchoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye Abnormalities
Facial Neoplasms
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemangioma
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Male
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Skin Neoplasms
Syndrome