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

Baselga E, Chamlin S, Garzon MC, Haggstrom A, Horii K, Lucky A, Mancinci AJ, Metry D, Newell B, Nopper AJ.

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

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).

PMID: 18940356 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]