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Oral propranolol therapy for management of exudative retinal detachment from diffuse choroidal hemangioma in
1Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu - Nepal. rabathapa@live.com
Purpose:
Diffuse choroidal hemangioma (DCH), a feature of Sturge-Weber syndrome, is most often treated with whole-eye radiotherapy at stage of complications such as retinal detachment.
Methods:
This is a case report of a 17-year-old boy with DCH and exudative retinal detachment.
Results:
The patient was treated with propranolol at 60 mg twice a day for 2 months followed by gradual dose taper to 10 mg twice a day per month and discontinued at 7 months. The retinal detachment slowly resolved over 1 month and the retina remained attached at 10 months follow-up. There were no medication side effects.
Conclusions:
We suggest that oral propranolol be considered in the armamentarium for selected DCH.
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