title: Effects of oral propranolol on a juxtapapillary capillary hemangioma: a single-subject pilot study.
abstract: Oral propranolol hydrochloride has been proven effective in treating infantile hemangiomas, and its potential efficacy in choroidal hemangiomas has been suggested. A 57-year-old woman with a juxtapapillary capillary hemangioma was treated with oral propranolol at Nagoya Medical Center in Japan in 2012. Although the condition of this patient partially improved, oral propranolol did not appear to have a critical therapeutic effect. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first pilot study to describe a case in which oral propranolol was used as a therapeutic approach for a retinal hemangioma.
authors: Hirotaka
authors: H
authors: Tanabe
authors: Kazuhiro
authors: K
authors: Sahashi
authors: Tomoki
authors: T
authors: Kitano
authors: Yasushi
authors: Y
authors: Tomita
authors: Akiko M
authors: AM
authors: Saito
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Hirose
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008875:Middle Aged; D009898:Optic Disk; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011433:Propranolol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000097:blood; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D004396:Coloring Agents; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D011433:Propranolol; D007208:Indocyanine Green