Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018
MANAGEMENT OF ORBITAL CAPILLARY HAEMANGIOMA BY ORAL PROPRANOLOL
Pooja. H. V. , Vijay Pai
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Purpose–To report the long term results of treatment of orbital capillary haemangioma by oral propranolol.
Design– Interventional case report.
Methods–A 2month old infant with orbital capillary haemangioma was treated with oral Propranolol (T. Inderal 1mg/kg/BW) 10mg( 1/4–0–1/4) continued for 2wks and subsequently increasing the dose to 10mg (1/4 –1/4–1/4) after monitoring for adycardia.
Results– Significant reduction in the size was noted in the 1st follow up after 2wks and at 5wks follow up. No complications were observed.
Conclusion– Oral Propranolol can be used as a first line agent in the treatment of capillary haemangioma.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Pooja. H. V., Vijay Pai, MANAGEMENT OF ORBITAL CAPILLARY HAEMANGIOMA BY ORAL PROPRANOLOL, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018
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Pooja. H. V., Vijay Pai, MANAGEMENT OF ORBITAL CAPILLARY HAEMANGIOMA BY ORAL PROPRANOLOL, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018
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