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Oral propranolol therapy in 23 infants with infantile hemangioma

Authors
 Jaeyoon Kim  ;  Jong Won Hong  ;  Tai Suk Roh  ;  Won Jai Lee 
Citation
 Archives of Plastic Surgery, Vol.45(6) : 517-524, 2018 
Journal Title
Archives of Plastic Surgery
ISSN
 2234-6163 
Issue Date
2018
Keywords
Hemangioma ; Propranolol ; Therapeutics
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Infantile hemangioma (IH) is a common vascular tumor in pediatric patients, and is commonly treated with propranolol. We describe our experiences with dosage, response to treatment, and side effects in 23 IH patients treated with propranolol.

METHODS: For this nonrandomized comparative cohort study, the authors enrolled 23 patients treated with propranolol. Photographs were taken before propranolol administration and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after treatment. Treatment responses were objectively analyzed with a computer program.

RESULTS: There were three male and 20 female patients. Common tumor locations were the head and neck (13 cases, 56.5%), trunk (four cases, 17.4%), extremities (three cases, 13.0%), and combined locations (three cases, 13.0%). The response to propranolol was significantly lower in patients with two or more lesions than in patients with a single lesion in terms of both color fading (P<0.001) and size reduction (P<0.001). In male patients (42.2±3.9), the change in a-values, indicating coloration, was higher than in female patients (19.8 ±13.8) (P<0.001). In patients who started treatment before 6 months after birth, the size reduction was greater than in their counterparts (62.3%; range, 3.0%-93.0% vs. 15.8%; range, 1.0%-79.0%; P<0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: Propranolol is an efficacious treatment with a good safety profile. In patients with a single lesion, the response to treatment was better in terms of color fading and size reduction. Furthermore, male patients responded better to propranolol treatment in terms of color fading than female patients, and starting treatment before 6 months after birth was more advantageous for size reduction.
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DOI
10.5999/aps.2018.00318
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (성형외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Roh, Tai Suk(노태석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-159X
Lee, Won Jai(이원재) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-0503
Hong, Jong Won(홍종원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-0940
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/172976
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