title: [Successful treatment of orbital capillary hemangioma with propranolol].
abstract: We describe the case of a 3-month-old infant suffering from rapidly progressive orbital capillary hemangioma which we treated with systemic propranolol over a period of 3.5 months. A few weeks after the onset of treatment, the exophthalmus had regressed and after 3 months of treatment the tumor completely vanished. This result is consistent with recent publications and supports the role of propranolol in the treatment of problematic hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland. mai_christian@yahoo.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vega-Pérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bertelmann
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009386:Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011433:Propranolol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011433:Propranolol