International Journal of Health Sciences & Research (www.ijhsr.org) 322 Vol.8; Issue: 11; November 2018 International Journal of Health Sciences and Research www.ijhsr.org ISSN: 2249-9571 Case Report A Case Report on Infantile Hemangioma Mohammed Muneeb Mubashir 1 , Arun Kumar 2 , Neera Ohri 3 , Nikita Gupta 4 1 Ex. Resident, OHSC PGIMER Chandigarh 2 Senior Resident, OHSC PGIMER Chandigarh. 3 Senior Resident, RPGMC Tanda Himachal Pradesh 4 Ex. Resident, GDCRI Bangalore Corresponding Author: Arun Kumar ABSTRACT Infantile hemangiomas are vascular tumors of infancy and early childhood age with approximately 5- 10% prevalence rate among infants. Hemangiomas are formed by overly proliferated capillaries which are packed densely, which contains high density of cells in which open lumens are absent. The tumor is highly proliferative by nature during infancy. Hemangiomas stabilizes subsequently with time and tumor undergo slow and spontaneous involution, most of which regresses completely by 5 years of age. In females patients its prevalence is 3 times more in comparison to male patient. So, we have reported and presenting a case report of a female child of 4 months old reported to us with swelling on left side of face. No birth mark was present at her birth but with passage of time swelling appeared and increased in size progressively, with a tendency of easy bleed even with minor injuries and the regression of the lesion suggests a case of infantile hemangioma. Key words: Infantile hemangioma, vascular tumors, infancy. INTRODUCTION Infantile haemangioma (IH) are formed by overly proliferated capillaries which are packed densely, which contains high density of cells in which open lumens are absent. Benign haemangio- endotheliomas, Haemangioblastoma, Strawberry Navi, capillary Haemangioma, Hypertrophic Haemangioma are the other names of IH. In neonates its prevalence is 2 percent, in up to age of 1 year its prevalence is 10 percent and in preterm babies its prevalence is 22-30 percent which are weighing < 1000 grams. [1,2] Most common location of IH in body is head and neck approximately around 60 percent followed by 25 percent in the trunk region and least in the extremities around 15 percent. [3] Hemangiomas can cause various complications based on their location like obstruction of airway and visual disturbances. Pain, bleeding resulted from ulceration, infection, difficulty in feeding and residual scarring are among the most common complications. Etiology of Hemangioma is unknown. CASE REPORT A female child of 4 months old reported to us with swelling and large area of discoloration on left side of face after 1 month of birth without functional impairment. Patient’s growth and development was not affected and the milestones were achieved normally. On examination there was a dispersed large area of discoloration and swelling was noticed on left side of face extending from cheek region to left commissure (corner of mouth) region and distal to nasolabial fold. The swelling was 2x2.5cms in size, Reddish brown in color with areas of erythema and