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 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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Main Authors: Costa,Mariana Carvalho, Andrade,Odil Garrido Campos de, Pereira,Lethícia de Castro, Costa,Izelda Maria Carvalho
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962020000200207
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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.