New publications examine treatment outcomes for infantile hemangiomas

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 15:07 in Health & Medicine

In an ongoing effort to find better and safer treatment for complicated infantile hemangiomas, researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, report outcomes on two treatment options. The first study examined the effects of oral steroids on a group of patients and the second highlights possible complication/side effect from propranolol, a novel therapy for hemangioma. Both studies published in the Archives of Dermatology, will facilitate safer therapy.

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