Success in the use of oral propranolol in the treatment of infantile hemangioma in nasal tip - Report of two cases,
Abstract Infantile hemangioma is the most common pediatric vascular tumor, with the following risk factors: low birth weight, prematurity, white skin, female gender, multiparity and advanced maternal age. The use of oral and topical beta-blockers, although recent, has emerged as the first line of tr...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia,
2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Abstract Infantile hemangioma is the most common pediatric vascular tumor, with the following risk factors: low birth weight, prematurity, white skin, female gender, multiparity and advanced maternal age. The use of oral and topical beta-blockers, although recent, has emerged as the first line of treatment, with superior safety and efficacy to previously used therapies, such as corticosteroids and surgeries. This report describes two cases of nasal tip infantile hemangioma, treated with oral propranolol. Both presented excellent therapeutic responses. |
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| Item Description: | 0365-0596 10.1016/j.abd.2019.05.005 |