title: Oral propranolol for treatment of pediatric capillary hemangiomas.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the long-term results of treatment of pediatric capillary hemangiomas with oral propranolol.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three infants, 3 to 4 months of age, with periocular capillary hemangiomas were treated with oral propranolol solution (Inderal, 20mg/5ml) 2-3 mg/kg per day divided in 2 doses. Propranolol was continued up to the end of the first year of life and tapered over 2-3 weeks. All infants were followed for 20 months. Lesion size and evolution were assessed during the follow-up period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant improvement was noted in all patients in the first 2 months of therapy with slow and continuous effect throughout the follow-up period. No serious complications were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oral propranolol can be used as a first line agent in children with capillary hemangiomas.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aletaha
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salour
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bagheri
authors.forename: Nasrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raffati
authors.forename: Nassim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amouhashemi
keywords: Capillary Hemangioma; Oral Propranolol