Infantile Hemangioma - CHU Sainte-Justine - SAAC

Infantile Hemangioma - CHU Sainte-Justine - SAAC Infantile Hemangioma - CHU Sainte-Justine - SAAC

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Beta-blockers for InfantileHemangiomas: 4 years later• More than 240 articles published• Systematic Review 41 case series with≥ 10 patients: Total of 1264 patients• 28% received prior Rx, most commonlyoral prednisolone• Propranolol initiated mean age of 6.6 mos,mean dose of 2.1 mg/kg/day• Mean duration Rx 6.4 months

Results of Systematic Review• Response rate was 98% (range 82 – 100%)• Response rates ~ comparable irrespectiveof anatomic sites e.g. periorbital, airway, etc.• Rebound growth in 17%• AE rate ~ 3 to 5%, with sleep changes andacrocyanosis being most common• Serious AEs rareMarqueling et al. Poster Soc Ped Dermatol July 2012

Results of Systematic Review• Response rate was 98% (range 82 – 100%)• Response rates ~ comparable irrespectiveof anatomic sites e.g. periorbital, airway, etc.• Rebound growth in 17%• AE rate ~ 3 to 5%, with sleep changes andacrocyanosis being most common• Serious AEs rareMarqueling et al. Poster Soc Ped Dermatol July 2012

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