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BLEEDING IN HAEMANGIOMAS
The parents usually say that they are warned for serious, life threa-
tening bleeding from haemangiomas by the local doctors before they
have been sent to us. This is not a real statement. First of all, 99% of
haemangiomas does not bleed spontaneously. If there is trauma, they
usually bleed inside of the lesion and become swollen suddenly. But
they may bleed seriously if there is a penetrating trauma with a sharp
object. If so, pressure should be applied on the lesion with a gause or
clean piece of cloth about 5 minutes without removing it is essential.
Bleeding will generally stops with this maneuver.
Some special haemangiomas have tendency to bleed. These are about
1% of all haemangiomas.
The baby had a small redness on his upper lip and around the eye. In
time, these lesions progressed and become swollen. Bleeding occurred
from the nose.
The patient had a big haemangioma in his eye lid, forehead, nose when he
admitted at 6 months of age. He had bleeding from the part in the nose.
H. E.
Birth Date : 20.01.2012
Admission Date : 13.06.2012
Age at Diagnosis : 6 months
City
: Diyarbakır
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