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An Unusual Tracheal Hemangioma Successfully Treated with Propranolol

1Hospital de Pediatria Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2Sanatorio Guemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016, Vol. 4 No. 7, 242-244
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-7-7
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education Publishing

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Hugo Botto, Solís Marco, Silvia Quadrelli. An Unusual Tracheal Hemangioma Successfully Treated with Propranolol. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(7):242-244. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-7-7.

Correspondence to: Solís  Marco, Sanatorio Guemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Email: msolisaramayo@yahoo.com.ar

Abstract

A 2-month old, otherwise healthy infant male, presented with inspiratory stridor. A CT scan of the neck revealed an isolated decrease of the lumen in the middle third of the trachea. An MRI showed a markedly hyperintense lesion on T2-weighted images producing an obstruction of 80% of the airway lumen. A rigid bronchoscopy presented a submucosal port wine stain-like mass causing 90% obstruction of the airway at the level of the middle trachea and extending 1,5 cm down the airway. The patient was placed on oral propranolol at 2 mg/kg/day and showed a rapid response to the treatment, with regression of stridor and a significant reduction (less than 50%) of the mass in the images. A new bronchoscopy 3 months later revealed no airways obstruction.

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