A hemangioma of the skin is an abnormal buildup of blood vessels on or under the surface of the skin. A hemangioma may look like a red-wine or strawberry-colored plaque, and it may protrude from the ...

Infantile hemangiomas are birthmarks that grow on your baby's skin soon after birth. If they're bright red and bumpy like a strawberry, they're called strawberry birthmarks. Strawberry birthmarks can ...

A liver hemangioma is a tangled network of blood vessels in or on the surface of the liver. This tumor is noncancerous and usually doesn’t cause symptoms. Most people don’t even know they have a liver ...

Representation matters, even for babies — not so much for the babies themselves, who can’t see pajama ads yet, but for parents of children with physical differences, who encounter insensitive comments ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Acquired Hemangioma' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Hemangiomas, which are common in infants, often appear within weeks of birth and fade by age 9. Most hemangiomas do not require treatment and will shrink naturally over time. Risk factors for ...

A hemangioma is a benign growth made up of an abnormally dense collection of blood vessels. Often referred to as a birthmark, these tumors usually develop on the face, neck, scalp or back shortly ...

A liver hemangioma is a benign lump in the liver. These lumps consist of blood vessels and are usually harmless. An estimated 1–5 percent of adults in the United States have small liver hemangiomas ...

Topical timolol has been reported by researchers to be safe and well-tolerated for the treatment of infantile hemangioma (IH), according to a new study. The study concluded that although ...

Corticosteroids are commonly used to treat infantile hemangioma, but the mechanism of action of this therapy is unknown. We investigated the effect of corticosteroids in a previously described in vivo ...

Oral propranolol has been used to treat complicated infantile hemangiomas, although data from randomized, controlled trials to inform its use are limited. We performed a multicenter, randomized, ...

A liver hemangioma is a type of noncancerous (benign) growth in your liver. Your doctor might call it a hepatic hemangioma. The hemangioma, or tumor, is a tangle of blood vessels. It’s the most common ...