Vascular anomalies can be classified into two groups :- 1. Vascular tumors : Haemangiomas 2. Vascular malformation : Lymphatic malformation, Venous malformation. Infantile haemangiomas situated in the head & neck region should be treated to prevent complications like air way obstruction, functional impairment in periorificial or periorbital lesions, ulcerated tumors. Treatment - Beta blocker propranolol is given orally in a dose of 2mg/kg/day in two or three divided doses.
The treatment is continued for 6-12 months. Haemangiomas can be divided into congenital haemangiomas & infantile haemangiomas(IH). Continental haemangiomas (CH) may be rapidly involuting (RICH) for which no treatment is needed. For non involuting congenital haemangiomas (NICH) treatment is conservative although surgical treatment is sometimes needed. Initial monitoring - Before starting treatment with propranolol, a…
