Efficacy and safety of oral propranolol and topical timolol in the treatment of infantile hemangioma: a meta-analysis and systematic review

• Main Authors: Xiaoye Huang (Author), Wenyue Si (Author), Zhili Zou (Author), Binyao Li (Author), Yide Mu (Author), Wei Zhong (Author), Kaiying Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundPropranolol, a nonselective β-blocker, is the first-line treatment for infantile hemangioma (IH). Topical timolol has recently been proposed as a novel IH treatment with fewer adverse effects. This study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of oral propranolol and topical timol...