Open AccessPropranolol therapy in a case of capillary hemangioma
Author(s) -
Vishal Vohra,
Pranay Gupta,
Praveen Kumar Malik,
Ashutosh Pathak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.169907
Subject(s) - capillary hemangioma , medicine , propranolol , paranasal sinuses , orbit (dynamics) , hemangioma , eyelid , surgery , dermatology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Capillary hemangioma is one the most common tumors of eyelid and orbit reported in pediatric age group. Oral propranolol therapy is latest addition to the armamentarium of treatment options available to ophthalmologists in treating capillary hemangiomas. We report the successful response to propranolol therapy to a 5-year-old child with capillary hemangioma involving lids, orbit, and the paranasal sinuses. A long-term follow-up is necessary for the prognostic efficacy of the therapy.