Infantile periocular haemangioma treated with two days in a week betamethasone oral mini pulse therapy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 355-356

  Verma, Kamna ^a   Verma, Kaushal K ^b  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Betamethasone oral pulse; Haemangioma; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 0035035837     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02721848     Document Type: Article

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