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Eur. J. Pediat. Dermatol. 19, 170-174, 2009 |
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| Effects on proliferating hemangioma of corticosteroids and propranolol. |
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| Colonna V., Bonifazi E. |
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| Summary |
Oral corticosteroids were for decades the first choice drug in the treatment of severe hemangioma. In 2008 the efficacy of propranolol was unveiled. Today the latter is a valid alternative in the treatment of hemangioma. The mechanisms explaining their activity on proliferating hemangioma are not superimposable. These mechanisms were analyzed in the present study. |
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| Keywords |
Systemic treatment of hemangioma, corticosteroids, propranolol. |
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| Full article |
ColonnaEffects.pdf |
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