title: Combined treatment of a proliferative peri-orbital haemangioma with a tuneable dye laser and intra-lesional steroids to prevent deprivation amblyopia.
abstract: Rapidly proliferating haemangiomas of the face may obscure vision with the development of deprivation amblyopia. Early intervention is required to prevent complications. We present a case successfully treated with a combination of pulsed dye laser and intralesional steroid injection. The current management of haemangiomas is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gorst
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Munnoch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hancock
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone