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Case Reports

Successful Treatment of Orbital Hemangioma with Propranolol in a 5-Year-Old Girl

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Pages 18-20 | Received 25 May 2011, Accepted 10 Jul 2011, Published online: 01 Dec 2011
 

Abstract

We report a 5-year-old girl, who presented with proptosis due to an orbital capillary hemangioma. After 8 months of treatment with oral propranolol at a dose of 2 mg/kg/day, the mass reduced significantly in size and regrowth was not observed within 20 months of follow-up.

Declaration of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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