Mazhar-u Zaman Soomro, Sidra Riaz, Mohammad Arshad.
New Trends for Infantile Haemangioma.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;12(1):87-8.

New modality for treatment of infantile haemangioma can be considered with B-blocker mainly atenolol given orally. The mode of action of these drugs are thought to be vasoconstrictor , regulating angiogenic pathways and inducing apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells. Now a days B- blockers are used for the treatment before initiation of other mode of treatment like steroids, laser, resection etc. Although B-blockers are not widely approved indication for infantile haemangioma (IHs) but becoming a promising new modality. Before starting the therapy all cases should be assessed by a cardiologist and follow up should be scheduled.

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