PHACE syndrome: importance of distinguishing infantile haemangioma from capillary malformation.

Two female neonates (Patient 1 and 2) were referred to dermatology with ‘capillary malformation’ (CM) and unilateral ‘orbital cellulitis’, respectively (figure 1A,C). Examination revealed bright red plaques on the eyelid and forehead, extending to the posterior scalp, neck, shoulder and chest in Patient 1, and the perioral area in Patient 2 (figure 1D). These were subtle red patches at birth but rapidly became more thickened in the ensuing weeks, causing …