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2010 Series : August 24, 2010
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To see views enlarged, click on the individual pictures...
| This 35-day-old baby has had fullness of the left upper lid since birth. The mass appears to be filled with engorged vessels. The baby is otherwise healthy and had a normal delivery. |
| 1. |
The most likely diagnosis is: |
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hemangioma |
| b. |
rhabdomyosarcoma |
| c. |
preseptal cellulitis |
| d. |
dermoid |
| e. |
metastatic neuroblasotoma |
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| 2. |
A significant concern at this time is: |
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rapid demise from a malignancy unless treatment is begun immediately |
| b. |
maintaining normal blood pressure because of concerns about hypotension |
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septicemia |
| d. |
amblyopia |
| e. |
none of the above |
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| 3. |
You can tell the family: |
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This is a potentially life threatening condition that requires immediate treatment. |
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This condition is likely to regress completely or nearly so after possibly getting bigger. |
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Systemic treatment could be needed. |
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No treatment is necessary. |
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(b) and (c) |
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For answers to the above, click here on or after August 31, 2010.
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