Abstract | CLINICAL CASE: A 2-months-old girl had a fast growth hemangioma in the left side of the face, that involved upper eyelid and superior and external portion of the orbit, covering her visual axis and pushing the eye and lateral rectus muscle. We gave oral propranolol as treatment and we noticed a fast and constant hemangioma reduction and resolution of orbital and palpebral component. DISCUSSION: According to previous researches, propranolol seems to be an effective and safe drug to treat capillary hemangioma. In our case, response to propranolol was satisfactory and with no side effects. This treatment should be considered as a promising alternative.
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Authors | R Salazar-Murillo, S García-Pacheco, M J González-Blanco, P Bolívar-Montesa, S Campos-García |
Journal | Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
(Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol)
Vol. 87
Issue 12
Pg. 411-4
(Dec 2012)
ISSN: 1989-7286 [Electronic] Spain |
Vernacular Title | Propranolol: tratamiento del hemangioma capilar con afectación orbitaria. |
PMID | 23121703
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2010 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Disease Progression
- Eyelid Neoplasms
(drug therapy)
- Facial Neoplasms
(drug therapy)
- Female
- Hemangioma, Capillary
(drug therapy)
- Humans
- Infant
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Orbital Neoplasms
(drug therapy)
- Propranolol
(therapeutic use)
- Remission Induction
- Tumor Burden
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