Vaginal Bleeding Due to an Infantile Hemangioma in a 3-Year-Old Girl

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• 作者：M. Gerard Jackson ; Judith Simms-Cendan ; Shireen Madani Sims ; Frederick W. McLean ; Jill Roscoe ; Helen Ross ; John D. Davis
• 关键词：Vaginal bleeding ; Infantile hemangioma ; Vaginoscopy
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：August 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：22
• 期：4
• 页码：e53-e55
• 全文大小：125 K

文摘

Background

Infantile hemangiomas may cause vaginal bleeding in prepubescent girls.

Case

A 3-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of painless vaginal bleeding. Her initial evaluation was nondiagnostic. The girl's physical examination was remarkable only for an infantile hemangioma of her right hand. A vaginoscopy was performed and a hemangioma of the anterior vaginal wall was identified. The patient was managed conservatively. Her bleeding has decreased in amount and frequency.

Summary and Conclusion

Infantile hemangiomas are a potential cause of vaginal bleeding in young girls and should be suspected if a child has a hemangioma on another part of their body. Most infantile hemangiomas resolve without therapy.