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Successful management of airway hemangioma with propranolol
Author(s) -
Mendiratta Vibhu,
Varghese Bincy,
Chander Ram,
Parakh Ankit,
Solanki Ravi S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05752.x
Subject(s) - propranolol , medicine , infantile hemangioma , involution (esoterism) , hemangioma , airway , airway management , surgery , anesthesia , politics , political science , law
Abstract Airway hemangiomas can be difficult to manage and cause anxiety in both the parents and the treating physician. Propranolol, a nonselective beta‐blocker, has recently been used for treating proliferating infantile hemangiomas. We report successful management of a proliferating, large, mixed infantile hemangioma with subglottic extension in an Indian infant using oral propranolol in a dose of 2mg/kg/day without any side effects. Induction of early involution and freedom from the side effects of steroid therapy seem encouraging for using propranolol as a first line treatment modality in the management of troublesome hemangiomas.