Topical propranolol for infantile haemangiomas: a systematic review
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Propranolol for infantile haemangiomas: a review.
Infantile haemangiomas are the most common benign tumour of infancy. However the majority are self-resolving and only a small minority of cases require treatment, with various different medications being used in the past. Over the last few years, propranolol, a non-selective β-blocker, has become a popular and successful treatment for infantile haemangiomas. However, further research on its saf...
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OBJECTIVES Haemangiomas are the most common tumors of infancy affecting approximately 1 in 10 children. Unlike other tumors, haemangiomas enter an involution phase, during which they usually regress over the next several months to years. Sometimes intervention is required due to proliferative growth which is complicated by ulceration, bleeding, persistent aesthetic deformity or infection. MET...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0926-9959
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14963