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Periocular Infantile Haemangioma And The Role Of Propranolol., Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Mustafa Kamal, Khabir Ahmad
Periocular Infantile Haemangioma And The Role Of Propranolol., Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Mustafa Kamal, Khabir Ahmad
Department of Surgery
ABSTRACT This case of a four and a half-month-old girl describes periocular infantile haemangioma which was treated successfully with propranolol. She developed a red coloured lesion around the left upper eye lid at one week of age. A gradual increase was noticed in the size of the lesion and by the age of four and a half months, the swelling had increased enough to cover her visual axis, completely occluding her left eye. Oral propranolol therapy was initiated with a daily dosage of 1 mg/kg body weight. The dose was increased gradually, and there was an excellent response to propranolol …