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ORPHA:137935Disease
Also called Airway infantile haemangioma · Laryngotracheal angioma
What it is
A rare benign vascular tumor characterized by rapid growth after birth (followed by spontaneous partial regression over the course of years), potentially leading to life-threatening airway obstruction due to the subglottic location. Patients present with respiratory symptoms including biphasic stridor, recurrent croup, cyanosis, apnea, and sternal and intercostal retractions. The tumor may be accompanied by cutaneous hemangiomata, especially in the lower facial ("beard") distribution.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Infancy
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Signs and symptoms
These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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