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FEITOSA, Édila Figuerêdo; LIMA, Fabiane Ferraz  e  SOBRAL, Ana Paula Veras. Hemangiomas in newborns: an epidemiological study. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2010, vol.10, n.3, pp. 091-096. ISSN 1808-5210.

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of hemangiomas in children born at Amaury de Medeiros Integrated Health Center between 1998 and 2008 and evaluate the characteristics of the children with this malformation. STUDY DESIGN: The identification of hemangiomas by examining the record cards of the newly-born at the maternity hospital, noting the location of the lesion(s), child's gender and weight, prematurity, Apgar score and any additional malformations. RESULTS: 68 children with hemangioma were identified, of whom 38 were girls. Regarding weight at birth, 58 of the newborns displayed adequate weight, 08 low weight, 1 very low weight and 1 extremely low weight. Two babies were born pre-term and sixty-six were born at term. The mean Apgar score was 8 with 62/91.2% of the babies presenting a normal Apgar score, 5/7.3% slight asphyxia and 1/1.5% moderate asphyxia. As to location, 61/89.7% presented hemangioma in the head and neck region and 6/8.8% in other parts of the body. The location was not recorded for 1 child. CONCLUSIONS: Female babies were the most affected. Children who develop this malformation may have been born at term with a normal Apgar score and adequate weight. Most of the newborns showed isolated lesions on the head and neck. Complementary examinations should be requested as soon as a hemangioma is identified, since cell proliferation may affect the newborn's deep organs.

Palavras-chave : Hemangioma; Hemangiomatosis; Sturge-Weber Syndrome; Vascular Malformation.