Complicated Infantile Hemangioma Successfully Treated with Topical Timolol 0.5% Solution: A Case Report

Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are common benign lesions involving most part of the body. It can regress spontaneously but these hemangiomas should be treated early on course of evolution to prevent further complications. Different treatment options are available for its management. Topical timolol 0.5...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Borkar, Nitin, Sharma, Aarti, Hota, Dayanand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8906260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35283589
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_69_20
Descripción
Sumario:Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are common benign lesions involving most part of the body. It can regress spontaneously but these hemangiomas should be treated early on course of evolution to prevent further complications. Different treatment options are available for its management. Topical timolol 0.5% solution available as eye drops or gel can be used as first-line therapy even in complicated IH. We have successfully treated a large complicated facial IH by using topical timolol 0.5% solution.

Ejemplares similares