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phye - 27 Oct 2004 16:56 GMT

Hi,
My nephew 7 years old has abnormal vein grow on the lower right
abdoment.
The vein can been seen clearly growing underneath the lower skin. On
the
upper skin can see blood clot which turns to be in brown color. He
does not
complain of pain. This vein grow become very obvious1 years ago. We
didn't
notice that when he was a baby. Anyone has any idea what is causing
this and what is the medical terms of this problem.

You can see the photo in
http://www.geocities.com/bolehmana/vein_photo.html

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Robert Bronsing - 27 Oct 2004 20:10 GMT

> Hi,
> My nephew 7 years old has abnormal vein grow on the lower right
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> You can see the photo in
> http://www.geocities.com/bolehmana/vein_photo.html

I am NOT a medical doctor and I advise you to seek advise from a medical
doctor. From the look of it, it seems to me like it's a growth of veins
called an "angioma". More info on this page:

http://www.dermnetnz.org/vascular/angioma-serpiginosa.html

But please don't be satisfied with any advise you get here
(misc.health.alternative), take the kid to a doctor's office.

--
Robert Bronsing

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Ed Mathes - 28 Oct 2004 01:21 GMT

I agree with Robert. Forget USENET....Take the child to the doctor.

Ed

> > Hi,
> > My nephew 7 years old has abnormal vein grow on the lower right
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> --
> Robert Bronsing

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phye - 28 Oct 2004 16:09 GMT

> > Hi,
> > My nephew 7 years old has abnormal vein grow on the lower right
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
> But please don't be satisfied with any advise you get here
> (misc.health.alternative), take the kid to a doctor's office.

Thanks for all the advices. From the angioma picture on the web page
above, the red/brown blood vessels look similar to the sympthom of my
nephew. But something not common is the abnormal vein growth, like the
vein clot that we see on lower leg (Deep-vein thrombosis). When I
touch on the infected area, I can feel the vein. Could it be something
else.
His parent has sent him for CT scan, we are waiting for report. I want
to get more opinion here.

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CWatters - 28 Oct 2004 18:07 GMT

"phye" <manaboleh@hotmail.com> wrote in message >

> Thanks for all the advices. From the angioma picture on the web page
> above, the red/brown blood vessels look similar to the sympthom of my
> nephew. But something not common is the abnormal vein growth, like the
> vein clot that we see on lower leg (Deep-vein thrombosis). When I
> touch on the infected area, I can feel the vein. Could it be something
> else.

There are two types of hemangioma .

More here..
http://www.drgreene.com/21_1107.html

..it sounds like your nephew has a combination of a "Strawberry hemangioma"
and a "Cavernous hemangiomas".

One of our twins was born with a hemangioma (spelling) on his back. It
doesn't have the red/black surface spots but does have a deeper vein like
structure. The doctors said they usually dissapear on their own but can take
a few years.

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Terrence Chun, MD - 28 Oct 2004 05:22 GMT

manaboleh@hotmail.com (phye) wrote in news:18ffb012.0410270756.79349dc7
@posting.google.com:

> Hi,
> My nephew 7 years old has abnormal vein grow on the lower right
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> You can see the photo in
> http://www.geocities.com/bolehmana/vein_photo.html

It looks like a hemangioma, but your nephew's pediatrician can get a better look at it
close up.

- TC, md
Pediatric cardiology, pacing & electrophysiology

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Mary Gordon - 29 Oct 2004 20:39 GMT

Might be a form of caput medusae.

Definately should be seen by a doctor.

MEG

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