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Original Article
A prospective study to assess the efficacy and safety of oral propranolol as first-line treatment for infantile superficial hemangioma
Yeong Ju Yun, Yun Hee Gyon, Sohyoung Yang, Youn Kyung Lee, Joohyun Park, Meerim Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(12):484-490.   Published online December 22, 2015
Purpose

To determine the efficacy and safety of oral propranolol as a first-line treatment for superficially located infantile hemangioma (IH) and propose an assessment tool to measure treatment response.

Methods

Patients with superficial IH under 1 year of age were prospectively recruited between May 2012 and December 2013 at the Department of Pediatrics of Chungbuk National University Hospital. Propranolol was administered to 12...