Propranolol for treatment of infantile hemangiomas

Infantile hemangioma is the most common vascular tumor in early childhood. Propranolol has been successfully used recently in a limited number of children with Infantile hemangioma. We present 6 cases of Infantile hemangioma, at a single dermatological center, which responded to oral propranolol wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2013-12, Vol.88 (6 Suppl 1), p.220-223
Hauptverfasser:	Melo, Juliana Nakano de, Rotter, Anita, Rivitti-Machado, Maria Cecília, Oliveira, Zilda Najjar Prado de
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Case Report DERMATOLOGY Female Hemangioma Hemangioma - drug therapy Humans Infant Male Propranolol Propranolol - therapeutic use Skin Neoplasms - drug therapy Treatment Outcome Vascular neoplasms Vasodilator Agents - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Infantile hemangioma is the most common vascular tumor in early childhood. Propranolol has been successfully used recently in a limited number of children with Infantile hemangioma. We present 6 cases of Infantile hemangioma, at a single dermatological center, which responded to oral propranolol with good results.
ISSN:	0365-0596 1806-4841 1806-4841 0365-0596
DOI:	10.1590/abd1806-4841.20131699