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      Effects of oral propranolol for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma Translated title: Efeitos do propranolol oral para de hemangioma circunscrito de coroide

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          ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the effects of oral propranolol for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. Methods: In this prospective, longitudinal interventional study, we administered oral propranolol at a dosage of 1.5 mg/kg/day to five patients with circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. We then evaluated visual acuity, binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy, optical coherence tomography, optical coherence tomography angiography, fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography, and ocular ultrasonography at regular intervals and compared changes from the baseline assessments. Results: No clinical or diagnostic changes were observed in the sizes of the circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas during treatment. Complications due to the hemangioma were reduced in the first four months of treatment, followed by maintenance, before worsening in the subsequent three months. Conclusions: The study showed that oral propranolol at a dose of 1.5 mg/kg/day did not offer effective monotherapy in the treatment of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma.

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          RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito do propranolol oral para hemangioma circunscrito da coroide. Métodos: O estudo é do tipo prospectivo, quantitativo e descritivo. Propranolol oral na dose de 1.5 mg/kg/dia foi administrada em cinco pacientes com hemangioma circunscrito da coroide. Todos os pacientes foram avaliados com acuidade visual, oftalmoscopia binocular indireta, tomografia de coerência óptica, angiografia com tomografia de coerência óptica, angiografia com fluoresceína e indocianina verde e ultrassonografia ocular. Resultados: Nenhuma mudança clínica ou no tamanho do hemangioma circunscrito da coroide foi vista através de métodos diagnósticos em qualquer momento do tratamento. Uma atenuação das complicações foi observada nos primeiros quatro meses de tratamento, com manutenção da condição e piora nos meses seguintes. Conclusão: O estudo mostrou que o propranolol oral na dose de 1.5 mg/kg/dia não se mostrou efetivo como monoterapia no tratamento do hemangioma circunscrito da coroide.

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          The use of propranolol in the treatment of infantile haemangiomas: an update on potential mechanisms of action.

          Currently, propranolol is the preferred treatment for problematic proliferating infantile haemangiomas (IHs). The rapid action of propranolol has been shown to be especially dramatic in IHs involving dyspnoea, haemodynamic compromise, palpebral occlusion or ulceration. Another remarkable aspect of propranolol treatment revealed that the growth of the IHs was not only stabilized, but also that the improvement continued until complete involution was achieved, leading to a considerable shortening of the natural course of IH. However, the mechanisms underlying the effects of propranolol have not been fully elucidated. Recent studies have offered evidence of a variety of mechanisms. These include the promotion of pericyte-mediated vasoconstriction, the inhibition of vasculogenesis and catecholamine-induced angiogenesis, the disruption of haemodynamic force-induced cell survival, and the inactivation of the renin-angiotensin system. This review summarizes these mechanisms and the new concepts that are emerging in this area of research. Moreover, several molecular mechanisms by which propranolol may modify neovascularization in IH have also been proposed. The antihaemangioma effect of propranolol may not be attributable to a single mechanism, but rather to a combination of events that have not yet been elucidated or understood. Further studies are needed to evaluate and verify these mechanisms to gain a greater understanding of the effects of the intake of propranolol on haemangioma involution.
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            Propranolol-resistant infantile haemangiomas.

            Propranolol is now widely used to treat severe infantile haemangiomas (IHs). Very few cases of propranolol-resistant IH (PRIH) are mentioned in the literature. To describe the characteristics of PRIHs. A national, multicentre, retrospective, observational study was conducted from February 2011 to December 2011. All patients with PRIH evaluated by the members of the Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Dermatologie Pédiatrique from 1 January 2007 to 1 December 2011 were eligible. Among 1130 patients treated with propranolol for infantile haemangioma, 10 (0.9%) had PRIHs. Haemangioma propranolol resistance was observed at all ages during early childhood and at any proliferation stage. PRIH is a rare phenomenon that raises questions and merits further investigation. © 2013 British Association of Dermatologists.
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                Role: ND
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                Journal
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                Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
                Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.
                Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                0004-2749
                1678-2925
                June 2018
                : 81
                : 3
                : 171-176
                Affiliations
                [1] São Paulo São Paulo orgnameUniversidade Federal de São Paulo orgdiv1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Brazil
                [3] São Paulo São Paulo orgnameUniversidade Federal de São Paulo orgdiv1Hospital São Paulo orgdiv2Department of Cardiology Brazil
                [2] Valparaíso Valparaíso orgnamePontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Chile
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                S0004-27492018000300171
                10.5935/0004-2749.20180037
                29538585
                bdbd29af-6a88-4ae0-8fcf-31df83482140

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 11 December 2017
                : 19 June 2017
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                Tomography, optical coherence,Tomografia de coerência óptica,Verde de indocianina,Propranolol,Neoplasia da coroide,Hemangioma,In docyanine green,Choroid neoplasms

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