2013Anais Brasileiros de DermatologiaOpen access

Propranolol for treatment of infantile hemangiomas

Juliana Nakano, Anita Rotter, Maria Cecília Rivitti Machado, Zilda Najjar Prado de Oliveira

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Infantile hemangioma is the most common vascular tumor in early childhood. Propranolol has been successfully used recently in a limited number of children with Infantile hemangioma. We present 6 cases of Infantile hemangioma, at a single dermatological center, which responded to oral propranolol with good results.

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Infantile hemangioma is the most common vascular tumor in early childhood. Propranolol has been successfully used recently in a limited number of children with Infantile hemangioma. We present 6 cases of Infantile hemangioma, at a single dermatological center, which responded to oral propranolol with good results.

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Infantile hemangioma is the most common vascular tumor in early childhood. Propranolol has been successfully used recently in a limited number of children with Infantile hemangioma. We present 6 cases of Infantile hemangioma, at a single dermatological center, which responded to oral propranolol with good results.

Key concepts: Propranolol, Infantile hemangioma, Hemangioma, Medicine, Vascular Tumors, Vascular tumor, Dermatology, Pediatrics

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