Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 105-108 , April 2007

Extensive Perineal Infantile Hemangioma with Associated Congenital Anomalies: An Example of the PELVIS Syndrome

  • David R. Berk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Dermatology, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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  • Susan J. Bayliss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Dermatology, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • ,
  • Diane F. Merritt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatric and Adolescent, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Diane F. Merritt, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8064, 4911 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri 63110

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PII: S1083-3188(07)00003-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.01.002

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 105-108 , April 2007

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