Evaluating the Safety of Oral Propranolol Therapy in Patients With PHACE Syndrome
Author(s) -
Gerilyn M. Olsen,
Leanna M. Hansen,
Nicole S. Stefanko,
Erin F. Mathes,
Katherine B. Püttgen,
Megha M. Tollefson,
Christine T. Lauren,
Anthony J. Mancini,
Catherine McCuaïg,
Ilona J. Frieden,
Denise M. Adams,
Eulàlia Baselga,
Sarah L. Chamlin,
Deepti Gupta,
Peter C. Frommelt,
Maria C. Garzón,
Kimberly A. Horii,
Justyna Klajn,
Mohit Maheshwari,
Brandon Newell,
Henry Nguyen,
Amy J. Nopper,
Julie Powell,
Dawn H. Siegel,
Beth A. Drolet
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.3839
Subject(s) - medicine , propranolol , adverse effect , retrospective cohort study , infantile hemangioma , hemangioma , stroke (engine) , common terminology criteria for adverse events , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , surgery , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
Oral propranolol is widely considered to be first-line therapy for complicated infantile hemangioma, but its use in patients with PHACE (posterior fossa malformations, hemangioma, arterial anomalies, cardiac defects, eye anomalies) syndrome has been debated owing to concerns that the cardiovascular effects of the drug may increase the risk for arterial ischemic stroke.
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