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Case Rep Dermatol. 2011 Jan;3(1):18-21. doi: 10.1159/000324421. Epub 2011 Feb 05.

Haemangioma of infancy: two case reports with an overdose of propranolol.

Case reports in dermatology

S R Janmohamed, G C Madern, P C J de Laat, A P Oranje

Affiliations

  1. Division of Paediatric Dermatology at, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 21931573 PMCID: PMC3175358 DOI: 10.1159/000324421

Abstract

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).

Keywords: Dosage; Haemangioma; Overdose; Propranolol

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