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Pulmonary Cavernous Hemangiomatosis Treated with Interferon Alfa-2a

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Pulmonary hemangiomatosis is a rare, usually fatal disorder characterized by diffuse proliferation of blood vessels within the thorax. We describe a 7-year-old boy with cavernous-type pulmonary hemangiomatosis successfully treated with interferon alfa-2a. He presented with respiratory distress and hemoptysis that were alleviated during a 2-year follow-up period.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan, TW

    J.-M. Wu, C.-S. Lin & J.-N. Wang

  2. Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan, TW

    C.-Y. Luo

  3. Department of Radiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan, TW

    C.-Y. Yu

  4. Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan, TW

    H.-B. Yang

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Wu, JM., Lin, CS., Wang, JN. et al. Pulmonary Cavernous Hemangiomatosis Treated with Interferon Alfa-2a. Pediatr Cardiol 17, 332–334 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002469900074

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