Successful management with interferon alpha-2a after prednisone therapy failure in an infant with a giant cavernous hemangioma
✍ Scribed by Castello, Manuel A.; Ragni, G.; Antimi, A.; Todini, A.; Patti, G.; Lubrano, R.; Clerico, A.; Calisti, A.
- Book ID
- 101218572
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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✦ Synopsis
A giant cavernous hemangioma of the left arm subcutaneous infusions of interferon alphawith severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive 2a.Coagulopathy rapidly improved and transfucoagulopathy was observed in a neonate. Initial sions were drastically reduced. The hemangioma treatment with prednisone, platelet transfusions, regressed progressively and disappeared after 4 and clotting replacement failed to control the months of treatment. Med. Pediatr. Oncol. 28: bleedings. The child was then treated with daily 213-215 ᮊ 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.