This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Picture of the Month Quiz Answers  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Dermatology  • Dermatologic Disorders  • Pediatrics, Other  • Hemangiomas  • Diagnosis  • Vascular Malformations  • Alert me on articles by topic  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Chiara Mameli, MD; Andrea E. Scaramuzza, MD; Gian Luca Tadini, MD; Sara Riboni, MD; Alessandra De Palma, MD; Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, MD

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(7):664.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

An 11-year-old Italian boy with type 1 diabetes mellitus with onset in 2004 was brought to the Department of Pediatrics for a routine visit during which a large hemangioma in the left leg was observed (Figure, A). The hemangioma had been present since birth, had a distinct linear border along the midline of the leg, and extended from the lumbar region to the foot (Figure, B and C). The boy did not report any pain or itching. At clinical examination, compared with the right leg, the left leg was 1.5 cm longer, its circumference was 2 cm wider, and it was warmer. Its aspect was characterized by a large superficial venous reticulum. Color Doppler ultrasonographic examination of the affected leg revealed only mild femoral . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Departments of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera, "Ospedale Luigi Sacco" (Drs Mameli, Scaramuzza, Riboni, De Palma, and Zuccotti), and Dermatology (Dr Tadini), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?