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Revista Cubana de Oftalmología

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DORREGO ODUARDO, Milagros Danieyis et al. Update in the infant hemangioma's treatment. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2013, vol.26, suppl.1, pp.624-631. ISSN 0864-2176.

The hemangiomas in infancy represent the commonnest benign tumor. A significant percentage of these injuries is associated with substantial morbility in infancy and childhood. A bibliographic revision with the aim of deepening and increasing the knowledge on the diagnosis and the treatment updated of the infant hemangioma comes true. The hemangiomas's diagnosis is fundamentally clinical. Your picture is rarely easily confused with another one injuries. However, at times the deep hemangiomas can present problems of differential diagnosis with another one tubercles blued at this location. Them ß-bloqueantes constitute the HI's treatment of choice Although they have described isolated side effects, it can be affirmed that it is a safe treatment in the pediatric age.

Keywords : infant hemangioma; treatment.

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