Tracheal hemangioma in an eight-year-child: case report

Abstract

Tracheal hemangioma is a rare vascular tumor in adults and children. Recurrent hemoptysis and chronic cough are main symptoms revealing the disease. We report here a case of tracheal hemangioma in an eight-year-old girl. She was admitted to the pediatric department of Habib Bougatfa Hospital of Bizerta in Tunisia because of recurrent hemoptysis. Diagnosis was performed using computed tomography and bronchoscopy. Beta blocker therapy was not efficient. Radical treatment by electrical excision leads to total recovery. Tracheal hemangioma should be considered as a cause of recurrent hemoptysis when routine biological and radiological investigations are negative.