title: Capillary haemangioma successfully treated with oral beta-blocker in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a case report.
abstract: Capillary haemangiomas are the most common orbital and periocular tumors in children, typically presenting in infancy. Propranolol has recently been introduced as a novel pharmacologic treatment for infantile haemangiomas, after Leaute-Labreze and colleagues observed that two patients being treated for cardiac indications had rapid regression of their haemangiomas. We report a case of haemangioma, successfully treated with oral beta-blocker, in the context of a public eye clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first recorded instance of a capillary haemangioma being successfully treated with a systemic beta-blocker in Tanzania.
authors.affiliation: Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK. adamcloke@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cloke
authors.forename: Lik Thai
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blaikie
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000209:etiology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011433:Propranolol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013636:Tanzania; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011433:Propranolol