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Table 2 Treatment indications

From: Safety and effectiveness of oral propranolol for infantile hemangiomas started before 5 weeks and after 5 months of age: an Italian multicenter experience

 

Start <5 weeks (N = 15)

Start >5 months (N = 328)

Total (N = 343)

Life threatening complications

2 (13)

4 (1.2)

6 (1.8)

Function threatening complications

5 (66.7)

136 (41.4)

146 (42.6)

Permanent esthetical disfigurement

13 (86.7)

302 (92.1)

315 (91.8)

Ulceration

3 (20)

8 (2.4)

11 (3,2)

Pain

2 (13.3)

4 (1.2)

6 (1.8)