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TEXAS CHILDREN'S DERMATOLOGY
CLINIC
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Texas Children's
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Dr. Denise Metry has
a special interest in infantile hemangiomas, and has published and
lectured extensively in this area (see
Curriculum Vitae). She runs a Hemangioma Clinic held on several Mondays and Thursdays of each
month. She is actively involved in hemangioma research (for current
studies, see below) as a member of the Hemangioma Investigative
Group.
For Hemangioma Clinic
appointments
call 832-822-3463.
- High-Risk
Hemangiomas
This research study focuses on children with certain types of
hemangiomas shown to be at greater risk for problems:
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Infants 6 months or younger with multiple
(5 or more) skin hemangiomas or a single large hemangioma of the
skin, which may rarely be associated with liver hemangioma(s)
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Infants 1 year or younger with
large hemangiomas of the face, which
can rarely be associated with birth defects of the eyes, brain,
skin, sternum, or heart, also known as PHACE syndrome.
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Children 18 years or younger
with skin hemangiomas over the lower,
center part of the back that may be associated with defects of
the spinal cord.
Participation
in this study is entirely voluntary and will not affect the care
given to your child by Dr. Metry. The purpose of this study is to
collect information on these 3 uncommon groups of patients, and
involves a questionnaire which takes 15 minutes or less to complete.
Otherwise, the evaluation of your child will be no different than if
he or she were not a study participant. There are no costs to
participate, and no payment for participation. Patient screening and
enrollment in this study will be performed during regularly
scheduled Hemangioma Clinics.
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PHACE Syndrome Patient Registry
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