TUFTED HEMANGIOMA RESPONDING TO HIGH-DOSE SYSTEMIC STEROIDS - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Tufted haernangioma is a rare, acquired vascular tumour most commonly presenting in the first year of life. Some authors consider angioblast oma of Nakagawa and progressive capillary haemangioma to be the same c ondition, and include them in the lobular capillary haemangioma comple x. There have been only a few case reports of tufted angioma in the li terature, with little information on effective treatment. We describe a case of tufted angioma presenting in a 3-month-old girl. Because of the tumour's rapid growth, aggressive treatment was felt to be justifi ed. There was no response to interferon alpha-2a but high-dose steroid s were commenced with good results.