PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | amblyopia |
| Phenotype | C0018916|hemangiomas |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 22967870 | Methods: all patients with eyelid infantile capillary hemangiomas at risk of developing amblyopia seen between january 2009 and january 2012 at the university federico ii, naples, italy, were treated with systemic propranolol (2 mg/kg body weight per day). |
| PubMedID- 20543946 | Because of the high incidence of associated amblyopia, especially with large adnexal hemangiomas, several treatment modalities have been used, including intralesional steroid injection.2 other modalities include systemic steroids, interferon, surgical excision, cryotherapy and radiotherapy.6 kushner reported successful treatment of infantile adnexal hemangioma using intralesional steroid injections although complications such as fat atrophy, eyelid necrosis3 and central retinal artery occlusion have been reported.4 however, it is still considered as a safe, and effective method of treatment. |
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