Abstract
A 3-month-old male infant presented with nasal infantile hemangioma accompanied by repeated nasal bleeding. Although several treatments are administered to treat infantile hemangioma including steroids, interferon, vincristine sulfate, laser cauterization, and surgical extirpation, there have been no recommended safe therapeutic strategies. In addition, surgical treatments for nasal infantile hemangioma may include cosmetic problems. We treated this infant with 1 mg/kg/day of a β–blocker (propranolol), and increased the dosage to 2 mg/kg/day after 1 week, which has been maintained for 12 months so far. The infantile hemangioma has apparently reduced in size, with almost no episode of bleeding. Propranolol could be one of the first-line choices for treatment of nasal infantile hemangioma.
