Propranolol, infantile haemangiomas, and serendipity: new use for an old drug.
Capillary haemangiomas are benign lesions that may occur anywhere on the skin, may grow rapidly in the first two years of life and may impair vital organs. Propranolol has been recently discovered to shrink these lesions effectively. We report the first such patient treated in Malta with this drug.
a Consultant Pediatrician (Cardiology), Paediatric Department , Mater Dei Hospital , Tal-Qroqq , Malta.
Victor
V
Grech
b Midwifery Coordinator , St. James Hospital , Sliema , Malta.
Carmen
C
Scerri
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011433:Propranolol
haemangioma; propranolol