Topical Timolol for pyogenic granuloma in a child: A case report and literature review
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Recently, literature has suggested that Timolol gel 0.5% is a safe and effective treatment for pyogenic granuloma (PG) in children. We present the case of a 3 year-old girl with a PG in the left medial canthus, which was treated with Timolol and resolved after 6 months with no evidence of scarring. Citation: Del Pozzo-Magaña B, Lara-Corrales I (2014) Topical Timolol for pyogenic granuloma in a child: A case report and literature review. Adv Pediatr Res 1:5. doi:10.12715/apr.2014.1.5 Received: October 29, 2014; Accepted: December 22, 2014; Published: December 31, 2014 Copyright: © 2014 Del Pozzo-Magaña et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. * Email: [email protected]
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