Table 1

Sites at high risk for complications of infantile haemangioma5

SitesComplications
Head, neck, perineum, lipUlceration
AirwayAirway obstruction
EyeAstigmatism, amblyopia, tear duct obstruction, proptosis, ptosis, strabismus and myopia
Lumbosacral regionSpinal dysraphism, tethered spinal cord and genitourinary anomalies
LiverHepatomegaly, congestive heart failure, thyroid abnormalities