title: Successful management of airway hemangioma with propranolol.
abstract: Airway hemangiomas can be difficult to manage and cause anxiety in both the parents and the treating physician. Propranolol, a nonselective beta-blocker, has recently been used for treating proliferating infantile hemangiomas. We report successful management of a proliferating, large, mixed infantile hemangioma with subglottic extension in an Indian infant using oral propranolol in a dose of 2mg/kg/day without any side effects. Induction of early involution and freedom from the side effects of steroid therapy seem encouraging for using propranolol as a first line treatment modality in the management of troublesome hemangiomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Assoc. Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vibhu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mendiratta
authors.forename: Bincy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parakh
authors.forename: Ravi S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Solanki
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control; D004825:Epiglottis; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011433:Propranolol