Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Jul 2020)

Success in the use of oral propranolol in the treatment of infantile hemangioma in nasal tip - Report of two cases,

  • Mariana Carvalho Costa,
  • Odil Garrido Campos de Andrade,
  • Lethícia de Castro Pereira,
  • Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2019.05.005
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 95, no. 2
pp. 207 – 209

Abstract

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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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