Hemangiomas, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

A hemangioma is a medical disorder that causes abnormal buildup of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs.
A hemangioma is a group of blood vessels that develop like a lump under the skin
It has been called a ‘strawberry mark’ as it appears like the surface of a strawberry.
1. Superficial hemangiomas are normally raised, red areas of skin, which are warm because the blood vessels are near the surface.
They can look at first like a small area of pale skin where a red spot forms.
2. Deep hemangiomas are blue in color because the blood vessels of the hemagioma are deeper in the skin.
About 33% of hemangiomas are present at birth.
Hemangiomas are mostly genetic in nature.
They may be inherited as in families as an autosomal dominant trait.
Symptoms of a hemangioma are:
1. A red to reddish-purple, raised lesion (patch) on the skin
2. A massive, raised, benign tumor with blood vessels
There are various forms:
1. Capillary nevus - this is a salmon-pink patch observed on the neck in up to 40% of infants.
It may not disappear, but is frequently covered by hair.
Facial patches are likely to fade in the first year of life.
2. Port-wine stain - this is a patch lined with endothelial cells and containing blood vessels.
The compression test is helpful, or the hemangioma can be observed with a dermatoscope (an instrument which helps in close examination of the skin) and the blood-filled cavities seen.
They can be distinguished by excision biopsy.
Most of the small not complicated hemangiomas may not require treatment.
They frequently go away on their own and the skin appearance goes back to normal.
Port-wine stains can be normally treated by camouflage
Propranolol assists the tightening of blood vessels and decreases the blood flow through them, making hemangiomas become smaller and less red.
Superficial hemangiomas can be efficaciously treated with a laser, which shrinks up blood vessels with heat and light.
Surgery can remove the more complex hemangiomas, but it may lead to scarring
Bleomycin injections into the hemangioma are efficacious.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Hemangioma
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Skin Wart
Chapter 8 Birthmarks
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Dec 6, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370232642

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Hemangiomas,

(Strawberry Birthmarks)

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes the Hemangioma, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Hemangioma)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Hemangioma

What is a hemangioma?

A hemangioma is a medical disorder that causes abnormal buildup of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs.

A hemangioma is a group of blood vessels that develop like a lump under the skin

It has been called a ‘strawberry mark’ as it appears like the surface of a strawberry.

1. Superficial hemangiomas are normally raised, red areas of skin, which are warm because the blood vessels are near the surface.

They can look at first like a small area of pale skin where a red spot forms.

Superficial hemangiomas are quite different to other forms of birthmark and easily identifiable, so no special diagnostic tests are normally required.

2. Deep hemangiomas are blue in color because the blood vessels of the hemagioma are deeper in the skin.

The patient or parent normally does not observe them for the first few weeks as they only show a lump as the hemangioma grows.

A deep hemangioma, near the eye or on internal organs, often requires ultrasound and MRI scans to validate diagnosis, location, and to assess the depth of the involved blood vessels.

About 10% babies have a hemangioma.

They are found more often in girls, premature babies, low birth weight babies and multiple births babies, such as twins.

Most hemangiomas occur during the first few weeks and proliferate rapidly for 6–12 months (the growth phase).

Then they start a process of involution (the shrinking phase) which can last one to seven years.

Most hemangiomas only grow to the size of 1 or 2 penny coin but a few can grow