Hepatic hemangiomas with arterioportal shunt complicated a congestive heart failure: a case report

Pan Afr Med J. 2023 Apr 18:44:181. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.44.181.39820. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Diffuse miliary haemangiomatosis is a rare condition representing 2.5-3% of cases of cutaneous infantile haemangiomas. It is an efflorescence of five or more infantile cutaneous haemangiomas associated with visceral involvement, most commonly liver involvement. The severity is mainly related to the risk of congestive heart failure. These vascular anomalies are characterised by their clinical, evolutionary and structural polymorphism. The prognosis, whether aesthetic, psychological, functional or vital, is very heterogeneous, which conditions their frequently multidisciplinary management. The objective of this work is to report a complicated form of miliary hemangiomatosis illustrating clinical, radiological and biological particularities.

Keywords: Hepatic hemangioma; arteriovenous shunt; case report; propranolol.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Abnormalities* / complications
  • Heart Failure* / etiology
  • Hemangioma*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Neoplasms* / complications
  • Prognosis
  • Skin Neoplasms*