title: Evidence-Based Medicine in the Treatment of Infantile Hemangiomas.
abstract: Over the past decade, the treatment of infantile hemangiomas has undergone dramatic breakthroughs. This review critically evaluates the latest literature that supports the myriad treatment options for infantile hemangiomas. It chronicles the fading role of steroid therapy and evolution of propranolol use as the major treatment modality. Although propranolol is helping this disease become more of a medical disease and less of a surgical dilemma, the report also reveals a continued search to find nonsystemic treatment options. In summary, this is an evidence-based medicine review for the treatment of infantile hemangiomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.affiliation: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Electronic address: krishnapatel72@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Krishna G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids; D011433:Propranolol
keywords: Infantile hemangioma; Propranolol therapy; Pulsed dye laser therapy; Steroid therapy; Vascular anomalies