Author/Authors :
Torun, Yasemin Altuner Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Çocuk Hematoloji Bölümü, Turkey , Ergül, Ayşe Betül Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Kliniği, Turkey , Dursun, İsmail Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Çocuk Nefroloji Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Can Propranolol be used as the first line treatment in infantile hemangioma?
Abstract :
Hemangiomas are the most common tumors of infancy. Most of them require no treatment, but treatment is needed if dramatic aesthetic, and/or functional impairment as visual or airway obstruction or ulceration arises. We reported a 6-month-old infant presented with a 6-week history of a rapidly growing cutaneus hemangioma on the right eyelid and caused visual impairment. The patient was successfully treated with the use of oral propranolol therapy. We suggest that propranolol can be considered as a first line treatment in a patient with infantil hemangioma.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Childhood , cutaneous hemangioma , propranolol , treatment
JournalTitle :
Dicle Medical Journal
