Joint deformity secondary to extensive haemangiomatous involvement of the soft tissues has been well described and is easy to diagnose. If the haemangioma is small, localised and within the belly of a muscle the diagnosis is more difficult. In equinus deformity of obscure aetiology localised calf tenderness may be the only diagnostic sign. Three children with equinus deformity caused by a small haemangioma in the calf muscles were treated by simple excision with satisfactory results.VIEW FULL ARTICLE
Case reports in the above article, described precisely cases like my daughters.
cramps in the calf, pain, calf wasting, equinus deformity
They all had "vascular tumors" excised and recession of gastrocnemious was carried out at the musculo-tendinous junction. Nowadays, vascular malformations are treated with sclerotherapy, as a first, less invasive option. We have chosen sclerotherapy for our daughter too.
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