Newborn Intramuscular Hemangioma Revealed by Forearm Compartment Syndrome: Difficult Diagnosis in Less Developing Country

Zavier Zomalheto, Michel Fiogbe, Michée Assogba

BP 2139 Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin..

DOI: 10.4236/ojra.2013.34034                

Abstract

The forearm intramuscular hemangiomas are increasingly described in the literature. The most common variants are about old children and teenagers. We reported a case of a forearm intramuscular hemangioma at a newborn, revealed by a compartment syndrome, which diagnosis were hard in a developing country as ours.

Keywords

Hemangioma; Newborn; Compartment Syndrome; Benin

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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