Oral propranolol as a new treatment for facial infantile hemangioma: case report

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Rosane Da Cruz Ferreira²  Francisco Romeu Locatelli Wolff¹  Ricardo Mörschbächer¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of São PauloSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Hemangioma;    Hemangioma;    capillary;    Propranolol;    Case reports;    Infant;    newborn;    Hemangioma;    Hemangioma capilar;    Propranolol;    Relato de casos;    Recém-nascido;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492011000300012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of infancy. Despite their self-limited course, infantile capillary hemangiomas can impair vital or sensory functions as vision and cause cosmetic deformity. The usual treatments include oral/intralesional steroids, alpha interferon, cytotoxins, pulsed dye laser and cosmetic surgery resection. These treatments are not free of multiple complications and toxic side effects. This report describes the case of a 3-month-old female baby with progressively increasing hemangioma of the left upper eyelid impinging over the visual field. The hemangioma promptly responded to low-dose oral propranolol. A clinical response was noticed few days after the beginning of the treatment, with regression to 1/4 of its original size in 45 days of treatment, and to less than 1/10 after 8 months, free of any major side effects.

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