Haemangioma of Infancy: Two Case Reports with an Overdose of Propranolol

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Haemangioma of Infancy: Two Case Reports with an Overdose of Propranolol

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An 8-week-old infant was treated with oral propranolol for a haemangioma of infancy. The standard dose (according to protocol) is 2 mg/kg/day but, because of a mistake by the pharmacist, the child was treated with 8 mg/kg/day without any side effects (pulse, blood pressure and glucose stayed normal).

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Haemangioma of Infancy: Two Case Reports with an Overdose of Propranolol: Case Rep Dermatol 2011;3:18–21 (DOI:... http://bit.ly/giSesK

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