Subglottic hemangioma masquerading as croup and treated successfully with oral propranolol

Subglottic hemangioma (SGH) is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition of the airway. A 3-month-old girl presented with croup which improved only partially with nebulized adrenaline and intramuscular dexamethasone. An upper airway endoscopy revealed the diagnosed of SGH. Oral propranolol w...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Prawin, Kaushal, Darwin, Garg, Pawan Kumar, Gupta, Neeraj, Goyal, Jagdish Prasad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6503729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31031345
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_200_18
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Sumario:Subglottic hemangioma (SGH) is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition of the airway. A 3-month-old girl presented with croup which improved only partially with nebulized adrenaline and intramuscular dexamethasone. An upper airway endoscopy revealed the diagnosed of SGH. Oral propranolol was started, and following that, there was a dramatic response within 48-h of therapy, and complete remission after 1 year of therapy.

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