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The prevalence of infantile hemangioma is estimated to be upto 10% in general population.<ref name="RichterFriedman2012">{{cite journal|last1=Richter|first1=Gresham T.|last2=Friedman|first2=Adva B.|title=Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations: Current Theory and Management|journal=International Journal of Pediatrics|volume=2012|year=2012|pages=1–10|issn=1687-9740|doi=10.1155/2012/645678}}</ref> Hemangioma commonly affects infants.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref> Females are more commonly affected with hemangioma than males.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref> | The prevalence of infantile hemangioma is estimated to be upto 10% in general population.<ref name="RichterFriedman2012">{{cite journal|last1=Richter|first1=Gresham T.|last2=Friedman|first2=Adva B.|title=Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations: Current Theory and Management|journal=International Journal of Pediatrics|volume=2012|year=2012|pages=1–10|issn=1687-9740|doi=10.1155/2012/645678}}</ref> Hemangioma commonly affects infants.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref> Females are more commonly affected with hemangioma than males.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref><ref name="CaucanasPaquet2011">{{cite journal|last1=Caucanas|first1=Marie|last2=Paquet|first2=Philippe|last3=Henry|first3=Frédérique|last4=Piérard-Franchimont|first4=Claudine|last5=Reginster|first5=Marie-Annick|last6=Piérard|first6=Gérald E.|title=Intense Pulsed-Light Therapy for Proliferative Haemangiomas of Infancy|journal=Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine|volume=2011|year=2011|pages=1–5|issn=2090-6463|doi=10.1155/2011/253607}}</ref> | ||
==Epidemiology and demographics== | ==Epidemiology and demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
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Hemangioma commonly affects infants.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref> | Hemangioma commonly affects infants.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
Females are three to five times more likely to have hemangiomas than males.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref> | Females are three to five times more likely to have hemangiomas than males.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref><ref name="CaucanasPaquet2011">{{cite journal|last1=Caucanas|first1=Marie|last2=Paquet|first2=Philippe|last3=Henry|first3=Frédérique|last4=Piérard-Franchimont|first4=Claudine|last5=Reginster|first5=Marie-Annick|last6=Piérard|first6=Gérald E.|title=Intense Pulsed-Light Therapy for Proliferative Haemangiomas of Infancy|journal=Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine|volume=2011|year=2011|pages=1–5|issn=2090-6463|doi=10.1155/2011/253607}}</ref> | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
Hemangiomas occur in approximately ten percent of caucasians, and are less prevalent in other races.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref> | Hemangiomas occur in approximately ten percent of caucasians, and are less prevalent in other races.<ref name=epidemiology>Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#</ref><ref name="CaucanasPaquet2011">{{cite journal|last1=Caucanas|first1=Marie|last2=Paquet|first2=Philippe|last3=Henry|first3=Frédérique|last4=Piérard-Franchimont|first4=Claudine|last5=Reginster|first5=Marie-Annick|last6=Piérard|first6=Gérald E.|title=Intense Pulsed-Light Therapy for Proliferative Haemangiomas of Infancy|journal=Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine|volume=2011|year=2011|pages=1–5|issn=2090-6463|doi=10.1155/2011/253607}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nawal Muazam M.D.[2]
Overview
The prevalence of infantile hemangioma is estimated to be upto 10% in general population.[1] Hemangioma commonly affects infants.[2] Females are more commonly affected with hemangioma than males.[2][3]
Epidemiology and demographics
Prevalence
Infantile hemangiomas are the most common tumor in infancy and occur in approximately 10% of the population.[1]
Age
Hemangioma commonly affects infants.[2]
Gender
Females are three to five times more likely to have hemangiomas than males.[2][3]
Race
Hemangiomas occur in approximately ten percent of caucasians, and are less prevalent in other races.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richter, Gresham T.; Friedman, Adva B. (2012). "Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations: Current Theory and Management". International Journal of Pediatrics. 2012: 1–10. doi:10.1155/2012/645678. ISSN 1687-9740.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Zheng JW, Zhang L, Zhou Q, et al. A practical guide to treatment of infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2013;6(10):851-60.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832322/?report=classic#
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Caucanas, Marie; Paquet, Philippe; Henry, Frédérique; Piérard-Franchimont, Claudine; Reginster, Marie-Annick; Piérard, Gérald E. (2011). "Intense Pulsed-Light Therapy for Proliferative Haemangiomas of Infancy". Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2011: 1–5. doi:10.1155/2011/253607. ISSN 2090-6463.