Vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion
Tufted angioma and kaposiform hemangioendothelioma are considered to represent two ends of the spectrum of benign vascular neoplasms that predominantly present during infancy or early childhood. We report a rare case of a 5-month-old infant with complicated vascular neoplasm involving the pericardia...
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| author | Sharan Thangaraju Jay Relan Aditi Sinha Sudheer Kumar Arava Neena Khanna Sreenivasa Narayana Raju |
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| description | Tufted angioma and kaposiform hemangioendothelioma are considered to represent two ends of the spectrum of benign vascular neoplasms that predominantly present during infancy or early childhood. We report a rare case of a 5-month-old infant with complicated vascular neoplasm involving the pericardial cavity and skin over cervical region, masquerading as infective pericarditis with cellulitis. The patient responded dramatically to therapy with oral prednisolone and sirolimus, with a significant reduction of size of skin lesions and complete resolution of pericardial effusion over 8 weeks. The report also highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary team in managing such complicated cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52c20887bace455f906d2b31492e0a392022-12-22T03:00:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Pediatric Cardiology0974-20692022-01-0115330430710.4103/apc.apc_140_21Vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusionSharan ThangarajuJay RelanAditi SinhaSudheer Kumar AravaNeena KhannaSreenivasa Narayana RajuTufted angioma and kaposiform hemangioendothelioma are considered to represent two ends of the spectrum of benign vascular neoplasms that predominantly present during infancy or early childhood. We report a rare case of a 5-month-old infant with complicated vascular neoplasm involving the pericardial cavity and skin over cervical region, masquerading as infective pericarditis with cellulitis. The patient responded dramatically to therapy with oral prednisolone and sirolimus, with a significant reduction of size of skin lesions and complete resolution of pericardial effusion over 8 weeks. The report also highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary team in managing such complicated cases.http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2022;volume=15;issue=3;spage=304;epage=307;aulast=Thangarajukaposiform hemangioendotheliomatufted angiomavascular malformation |
| spellingShingle | Sharan Thangaraju Jay Relan Aditi Sinha Sudheer Kumar Arava Neena Khanna Sreenivasa Narayana Raju Vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion Annals of Pediatric Cardiology kaposiform hemangioendothelioma tufted angioma vascular malformation |
| title | Vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion |
| title_full | Vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion |
| title_fullStr | Vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion |
| title_short | Vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion |
| title_sort | vascular neoplasia masquerading as cellulitis and persistent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion |
| topic | kaposiform hemangioendothelioma tufted angioma vascular malformation |
| url | http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2022;volume=15;issue=3;spage=304;epage=307;aulast=Thangaraju |
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