Interferon-alpha therapy for multiple hemangiomas associated with coarctation of the aorta.
We report a rare combination of multiple hemangiomas and coarctation of the aorta in a 2-month-old female infant who responded to interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy. The coarctation was repaired successfully with the use of an artificial graft. In patients with symptomatic hemangiomas that do not respond to steroid therapy, IFN-alpha therapy should be considered.
Hijii
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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Fukushige
J
J
Tasaki
K
K
Ueda
K
K
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009333:Neck; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha