Superior sternal cleft, cutaneous, and airway haemangiomas
- 1Glan Clwyd Hospital NHS Trust, Bodelwyddyn, Rhyl, Wales, UK
- 2Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
- Correspondence to:
Dr Chakkarapani
Glan Clwyd Hospital NHS Trust, Bodelwyddyn, Rhyl LL18 2AP, Wales, UK; elapavi{at}doctors.org.uk
A term baby, born to a 19 year old healthy mother by emergency caesarean section because of failure to progress, was noted to have a superior V shaped sternal cleft, measuring 4 cm across with lower ribs meeting in the midline (fig 1). The mother had no significant medical history.
Figure 1
Superior sternal cleft with superficial capillary haemangiomas over …
