DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i11.027

Pages: 2023-2028

Introduction: Infantile hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor secondary to dermal proliferation. It can occur in 10 % of infants under one year of age and up to 25% in premature babies with a birth weight of less than 1500 g. The objective of this study was to determine the hospital prevalence of infantile hemangioma in Guinea. Material and methods: Single-center descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective recruitment of all cases of infantile hemangioma diagnosed in the Dermatology – MST department. It covered all children aged 0 to 6 years seen for consultation.in the department in which the diagnosis of hemangioma had been selected based on a range of clinical arguments and whose parents had consented to participate in our study. Results: The prevalence of infantile hemangiomas was 0,6%. The average age of the patients was 5,82 months with a female predominance. He lived mainly in an urban area. Risk factors were dominated by maternal multiparity followed by maternal age greater than 38 years. Added to this are premature delivery, low fetal birth weight, preeclampsia and finally obstructed delivery. Tuberous hemangioma was the most common, i.e. 53,6%, with a predominance of the cephalic topography. Conclusion: Infantile hemangioma is a pathology whose prevalence remains low. The nature of the lesions and the cephalic topography remain the main reasons for consultation in our context. The absence of functional signs often determines self-medication, resulting in a delay in treatment.