Infantile hemangioma and oral propranolol therapy

Infantile hemangioma is the most common bening tumors of infancy. Common treatment indications include airway obstruction, ulceration, infection, visual impairment or feding difficulties. Besides the steroids were the first choice in treatment of infantile hemangiomas for years, propranolol was also used in recent years.. This report presents a 3-month-old patient with infantile hemangioma in the right side of her face has been treated with oral propranolol therapy, accompanied by brief review of literature with treatment options.

Ýnfantil hemanjiom ve oral propranolol tedavisi

Ýnfantil hemanjiom bebeklik döneminin en sýk görülen selim tümörüdür. Tedavi endikasyonlarý arasýnda; havayolu týkanýklýklarý, ülserasyon, enfeksiyon, görme bozukluðu, emme bozukluðu gibi fonksiyon kayýplarýna yol açmasý durumlarý sayýlabilir. Ýnfantil hemanjiomun tedavisinde kortikosteroidler uzun yýllardýr ilk tercih olmakla beraber son yýllarda oral propranolol de kullanýlmaya baþlanmýþtýr. Yüzün sað tarafýnda geniþ hemanjiomu bulunan 3 aylýk hastada, propranolol tedavisi ile belirgin iyileþme saðlanmýþ ve güncel tedavi ile ilgili çalýþmalar tartýþýlmýþtýr.