Abstract :
Objectives– To compare the efficacy of oral propranolol, Prednisolone and propanolol with prednisolone in the treatment of infantile hemangiomas and to standardise the dose of propranolol.
Design – Prospective randomized comparative study.
Setting – Pediatrics Surgery Department of a Tertiary care hospital.
Study period – September 2012 to December 2014.
Participants – Infants below 8 months of age with cosmetically disfiguring or functionally deranging hemangiomas.
Keyword :
Infantile hemangioma (IH), Propranolol, Prednisolone, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Funding – NO external funding