Abstract
Capillary haemangiomas are the most common orbital and periocular tumors in children, typically presenting in infancy. Propranolol has recently been introduced as a novel pharmacologic treatment for infantile haemangiomas, after Leaute-Labreze and colleagues observed that two patients being treated for cardiac indications had rapid regression of their haemangiomas. We report a case of haemangioma, successfully treated with oral beta-blocker, in the context of a public eye clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first recorded instance of a capillary haemangioma being successfully treated with a systemic beta-blocker in Tanzania.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 32-33 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Seminars in Ophthalmology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Beta-blocker
- Capillary haemangioma
- Corticosteroids
- Propranolol
- Tanzania