Combined low-dose oral propranolol and oral prednisolone as first-line treatment in periocular infantile hemangiomas

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-311

  Koay, Adrian Choon Aun ^a   Choo, May May ^a   Nathan, Anna Marie ^a   Omar, Asma ^a   Lim, Chin Theam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE SWELLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTROPHY; INFANT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIOCULAR INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELANGIECTASIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMANGIOMA, CAPILLARY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; PROPRANOLOL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958847796     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: 15577732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2011.0013     Document Type: Article

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