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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
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We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: vascular tumors, vascular malformation.
Vascular anomalies is a broad term that refers to blood vessels or lymphatic vessels that grow or form in unusual way. Many birthmarks are due to vascular anomalies, but they can occur for other reasons, as well.
Many vascular anomalies are genetic disorders that children are born with. They frequently occur as a symptom related to other disorders, as well.
The symptoms of vascular anomalies can vary widely depending on the nature and severity of the condition. Many vascular anomalies involve tangles of veins that can cause a spot or growth that is visible on the skin. Some can cause problems with circulation and other complications.
In many cases, vascular anomalies can be repaired surgically if they are causing complications to your health. Other treatments include sclerotherapy or interventional radiology.
Reviewed by: Ana Margarita Duarte, MD
This page was last updated on: April 07, 2022 01:58 PM
Evaluation and management of all birthmarks with special expertise in vascular birthmarks or vascular anomalies in newborn babies and children.
Birthmarks are areas of abnormal skin color in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors that are present at birth or appear within a few weeks of birth in about 10%-30% of babies.
CLOVES syndrome is a very rare congenital disorder that is characterized by the presence of several problems together.
Sclerotherapy is a medical treatment for varicose veins or spider veins, which are visible, bulging and often aching veins frequently found in the legs.
Vascular malformations can be treated with sclerotherapy. During this procedure, the interventional radiologist injects the lesion with a medication that shrinks it.