Maternal and Perinatal Risk Factors for Infantile Hemangioma: A Case-Control Study
Maternal and Perinatal Risk Factors for Infantile Hemangioma: A Case-Control Study
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DOI:
10.1111/pde.12042
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发表时间:
2013-07-01
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Lin, Xiao Xi
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作者:
Chen, Xiao Dong;Ma, Gang;Lin, Xiao Xi
Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common benign tumor occurring during childhood. We hypothesized that, in addition to already known risk factors, such as female sex, prematurity, and low birthweight (LBW), antenatal vaginal bleeding and progesterone therapy would be highly associated with IH. We randomly selected 650 individuals with IH and matched them with 650 children of the same age and nationality without IH. Trained investigators used a standardized questionnaire to collect data from both groups, including demographic, prenatal, and perinatal characteristics. Prematurity (p