Infantile hemangiomas: an emerging health issue linked to an increased rate of low birth weight infants

Beth A Drolet; Elizabeth A Swanson; Ilona J Frieden; Hemangioma Investigator Group

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.043

Infantile hemangiomas: an emerging health issue linked to an increased rate of low birth weight infants

J Pediatr. 2008 Nov;153(5):712-5, 715.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.043.

Authors

Beth A Drolet¹, Elizabeth A Swanson, Ilona J Frieden; Hemangioma Investigator Group

Collaborators

Hemangioma Investigator Group:
Eualalia Baselga, Sarah Chamlin, Maria C Garzon, Anita Haggstrom, Kimberly Horii, Anne Lucky, Anthony J Mancinci, Denise Metry, Brandon Newell, Amy J Nopper

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.

PMID: 18940356
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.043

Abstract

A total of 420 children with infantile hemangioma (IH) were compared with 353 age-matched controls. Using multivariate logistic regression, low birth weight was the most significant risk factor; for every 500-g decrease in birth weight, the risk of IH increased by 40%. A positive family history also increased the risk of IH (33% vs 15% of controls; P < .001).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Female
Hemangioma / diagnosis*
Hemangioma / epidemiology*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Low Birth Weight*
Infant, Newborn
Male
Maternal Age
Odds Ratio
Pediatrics / methods
Registries
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors