Do we have to check glucose in patients with haemangioma of infancy treated with beta-blockers?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4190-

  Janmohamed, S R ^a,b   De Laat, P C J ^a   Madern, G C ^a   Oranje, A P ^a,b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Havenziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^c Maasstad Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROPRANOLOL;

BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HEMANGIOMA OF INFANCY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFANCY; LETTER; LIPOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN HEMANGIOMA;

EID: 81155152513     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04191.x     Document Type: Letter

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