Table 1.
Demographic and Perinatal Characteristics of 43 Children Diagnosed with Periocular Infantile Hemangiomas in Olmsted County, MN, 1965–2004.
| Characteristic | No. of Patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Males (%) / Females (%) | 13 (30) / 30 (70) |
| Premature birth* | 5 (12) |
| Mean birth weight in grams [range], n=38 | 3356 [2239–4527] |
| Birth Parity | |
| Singleton | 38 (88.3) |
| Twin | 1 (2.3) |
| Unknown | 4 (9.3) |
| Pregnancy | |
| Maternal infertility | 9 (21) |
| Amniocentesis | 3 (7) |
| Hydronephrosis | 1 (2) |
| Maternal Clomid use | 1 (2) |
| Preeclampsia | 1 (2) |
| Pyelonephritis | 1 (2) |
| Chorionic-villus sampling | 0 (0) |
| In-vitro fertilization | 0 (0) |
| Delivery | |
| Spontaneous vaginal | 25 (58) |
| Forceps-assisted | 8 (19) |
| Cesarean section | 2 (5) |
| Vacuum-assisted | 1 (2) |
| Unknown | 7 (16) |
| APGAR score < 5 at 5 minutes | 0 (0) |
| Mean maternal age at birth in years (range) | 27.6 (16–37) |
| Mean paternal age at birth in years (range) | 29.0 (21–38) |
| Family History of Vascular Malformations | 2 (4.6) |
| Hemangiomas | 1 (2.3) |
| Telangiectatic nevi | 1 (2.3) |
| Timeline of diagnosis in days | |
| Median age of onset (range) | 45 (birth to 27.3 months) |
| Median age at diagnosis (range) | 121 (birth to 9.5 years) |
*
Born at <37 weeks gestation