Successful treatment by coil embolization for infantile hemangioma with Kasabach–Meritt syndrome of newborn

Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common tumor of infancy, and it sometimes associated with Kasabach–Meritt syndrome (KMS) characterized by anemia, intraperitoneal hemorrhage secondary to rupture, coagulopathy, jaundice, and vascular malformations involving the brain, skin, gut, and other organs. Here, we report two newborn patients having IH with KMS at birth. The first patient had a giant hemangioma in the liver, which was successfully treated with i.v. corticosteroid and coil embolization. The second patient had a large hemangioma of the right axillary region, which was also successfully treated with i.v. corticosteroid, beta‐blocker, coil embolization and local irradiation. All symptoms were controlled without any side‐effects in both patients. According to these findings, combination therapy including coil embolization and corticosteroid is effective for IH patients with KMS. The indications for and timing of coil embolization should be determined further cases have been accumulated.     

Successful chemotherapeutic treatment of diencephalic syndrome with continued tumor presence

A 7-month-old infant with typical features of diencephalic syndrome (DES) associated with a hypothalamic mass, most probably a glioma, was treated with chemotherapy. The tumor showed clear shrinkage, but after more than 2 years regrowth was noted. During the treatment period the child regained normal growth and became free of symptoms. As radiation therapy, especially at a young age, has significant adverse effects and a neurosurgical approach to the diencephalic region also has the potential to cause significant sequelae, a chemolherapeulic option, when it exists, is preferred. Thus, in an infant in whom a glioma is suspected to be the cause of the DES, based on the clinical picture and the neuroimaging appearance, chemotherapy should be considered the primary therapeutic modality. Even if its effect is temporary, its use is well justified. The most appropriate treatment protocol still needs to be determined.     

Successful treatment of antiepileptic drug hypersensitivity syndrome with intravenous immune globulin

Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) has proved beneficial for severe immunologically related cutaneous adverse reactions. We report a child with severe antiepileptic drug hypersensitivity syndrome who was successfully treated with IVIG. IVIG should be considered in the pharmacologic armamentarium of severe antiepileptic drug hypersensitivity syndrome. antiepileptic drugs, hypersensitivity, immune globulin.     

儿童肺隔离症的介入治疗

目的用心导管介入方法治疗肺隔离症。方法10例平均年龄(9.9±5.8)岁(1~13岁),临床出现反复呼吸道感染、咯血症状,术前经X线胸片、胸部CT和磁共振基本明确诊断为肺隔离症的儿童,经股动脉插管至主动脉弓降部行造影,了解异常血管的起始、直径、数量及回流的静脉,选择大于血管直径30%~40%的蘑菇伞片或金属弹簧圈在降主动脉起始部行异常血管栓塞。结果介入治疗全部成功,无残余瘘。咯血症状当天消失,原有的肺部感染3~5d内控制;粗大血管堵塞后出现一过性胸痛症状,生命体征稳定,持续2周左右恢复。1~6个月胸片复查,肺部阴影8例完全消退,2例明显缩小仅残留微小淡密度影,且无临床症状。结论肺隔离症介入治疗有效、安全、无手术疤痕,恢复快,可免除开胸肺叶切除手术的损伤。     

经导管动脉栓塞治疗婴儿颌面部巨大血管瘤

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effects and safety of transcatheter arterial em-bolization (TAE) in infantile huge hemangiomas. Methods From 2005 to 2007, 25 consecutive cases of huge hemangioma that aged 1- 9mon ( mean 3.7±1.34 mon) and weighed 4.3 to 8kg (mean 6.52 ±0.86 kg) were treated by TAE. The support artery of hemangioma was embolized by Bleomycin-lip-iodol emulsion (PLE) and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) in succession. Results Twenty-five cases under-went 35 times of TAE (1-3 times per each case with a mean of 1.4 times). The average hospitalization was 3.2 days (range 2-5 d ). The effective rate was 100% (25/25). The average follow-up period was 10. 44 months (range 6-16 months) without relapse. No serious complications such as pulmonary em-bolism and cerebral embolism occurred. Conclusions The advantages of TAE in the treatment for huge hernangioma in infancy are safe , effective, less trauma, short hospitalization and good cosmetic out-come.     

经导管动脉栓塞治疗婴儿颌面部巨大血管瘤

目的 评价婴儿颌面部巨大血管瘤,行经导管动脉栓塞治疗的疗效及安全性.方法 选择2005年至2007年间我院25例婴儿颌面部巨大血管瘤连续病例,行经股动脉插管血管瘤硬化栓塞(TASE)治疗,血管瘤供血动脉插管依次使用碘油博来霉素乳剂及聚乙烯醇泡沫颗粒栓塞.结果 25例共行TASE术35次,每例行1～3次,平均1.4次.平均住院3.2 d(2～5 d).25例中达治愈标准19例(76.0%),达显效标准6例(24.0%),无效0例,显效率100%,治疗结束后平均随访10.4个月,最长16个月,最短6个月,无复发病例.本组未出现肺栓塞、脑栓塞等严重并发症.结论 婴儿巨大血管瘤经导管动脉硬化栓塞治疗具有创伤小、安全、住院时间短、疗效显著、大多数病例术后不留瘢痕等优点.