Ahmed Salah Arafa *, Ahmed yehia , Alaa fiad
1Magdy Salah El-Din Hussain, 1Hisham Wefky Anwar, 2Mostafa Mahmoud El Nakib, 1Amr Essam Mosaad*
Doaa Ahmed Mansour M.D., FRCS Eng
Moutaz Ragab1,Mohamed Hamed Abouelfadl1, Mahmoud M. Marei 1
Moutaz Ragab, Mahmoud M. Marei ,Mohamed Hamed Abouelfadl
Wadie Boshra MD, MRCS, Mohammed Attia Elsayed MD, Ahmed S. M. Omar MD.
Mahmoud Alhussinia, M. Ashraf Balbaab, Ahmed Tarek Awada, Tamer Abdelbakia
Ahmed El-Gendi1, Mohamed El-Shafei2, Essam Bedewy3
Elsobky A, MD
Ahmed Sawaby1, Islam Atta2, Amr El Abd3,Mohsen Ahmed Abdelmohsen4
Ayman M. A. Osman1 MD, MRCS (Eng); Hytham H. Mohey1 M.Sc.; Ahmed M. Ghobashy1 MD
Nezar A. Abo Halawa1*, Ahmed El-Abd Ahmed2, Sawsan A. Elkhateeb3, Galal H. Galal3
Nezar A. Abo Halawa1*, Mohamed Yousef Batikhe2
Wadie Boshra MD, MRCS, Abdallah Hamed Ibrahim Khalil MD, Fawzy Salah Fawzy MD, MRCS
Hussein Ali Mustafa Abdel-Motaleb, Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Ismail, Islam Mohamed Nabil Atta & Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Abdel-Rahim*
Reem Mohamed Ali Abd El Reheem El Masry1, Sameh Abd Allah Maaty2, Anwar A. El Shenawy3, Fawzy Salah Fawzy2
Efficacy and Safety of Systemic Beta Blockers for the Treatment of Infantile Hemangioma
Background: Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are the commonest soft tissue tumors of infancy, with an
incidence of 4% to 10% of children. Despite showing spontaneous regression following the initial
proliferative phase, about 30% of cases may ulcerate, show massive growth, cause disfigurement or impact
normal developmentor appearance. Common locations for problematic hemangiomas include the face, ear,
orbit and airways. These hemangiomas may subsequently require early and aggressive treatment,to
achieve ideal functional and cosmetic outcomes. In this study, we present the efficacy of oral propranolol in
infants younger than 24 months of age, with infantile hemangiomas. This prospective cohort included 32
patients with infantile hemangiomas, attending the vascular anomalies’ outpatient clinic at Cairo
University Specialized Pediatric Hospital, between June 2016 and June 2018, who were treated with oral
propranolol. Patients were evaluated after 7 days of treatment and then every month for a minimum of 6
months. Monthly evaluation consisted of clinical and photographic evaluations of the lesions and
monitoring of treatment compliance and tolerance. Results: The mean age of patients was 5.48 months at
the point of starting the treatment (range: 3-12 months) and was 11.64 months (range: 9-18 months) at the
time of stopping the treatment. Eight males and 24 females (M:F = 1:3) were included in the study. The
mean reduction of the lesion size was 36.85% (SD 11.9).Complications recorded in this study were as
follows, 2 cases developed hypoglycemia (6.25%), 2 cases developed relapse after stopping the medication
(6.25%) and 1 case developed hyperactivity/reactivity of the airways (3.2%). Twenty-seven cases (84%)
suffered no complications, and the treatment was well tolerated in these. Conclusion: Propranolol is the 1st
line of treatment in IHs. It is safe and well tolerated with minimal side effects.
Keywords: Infantile Hemangioma; Oral Propranolol; Beta Blockers.