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Maria C. Garzon, MD; Beth A. Drolet, MD; Eulalia Baselga, MD; Sarah L. Chamlin, MD; Anita N. Haggstrom, MD; Kimberly Horii, MD; Anne W. Lucky, MD; Anthony J. Mancini, MD; Denise W. Metry, MD; Brandon Newell, MD; Amy J. Nopper, MD; Ilona J. Frieden, MD; for the Hemangioma Investigator Group

Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(9):1231-1232.

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Infantile hemangiomas (IH) occur more frequently in premature infants.^1-2 To our knowledge, studies comparing the clinical features of IH in term and preterm infants have not been reported. Results of the demographic and clinical characteristics of our prospective cohort study of children with IH have previously been reported.^3-4 The current study compares the characteristics of IH in preterm and term infants within this cohort.

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Data on gestational age (GA) was available for 1047 patients who were enrolled at the sites in the United States and formed the basis of the study. Preterm infants were defined as those with a GA . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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