title: The effects of Bleomycin A5 on infantile maxillofacial haemangioma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effects of bleomycin A5 on infantile maxillofacial haemangiomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bleomycin A5 was given by multiple intralesinoal injections and the dosage was given according to the age of the patient and size of the lesion. Parts of patients were accompanied by prednisone treatment (2-5 mg/kg, po, QOD.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the haemangiomas involutes completely after treated with bloemycin A5 with better recovery of skin color and less scar forming in small haemangiomas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Infantile haemangioma could be effectively treated with bleomycin A5 without serious side effects.
authors: Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, #22 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, PR China. LQF6668@163.com
authors: Quan-feng
authors: QF
authors: Luo
authors: Fu-yun
authors: FY
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D001761:Bleomycin; C025703:bleomycetin