TWO RARE CASES OF SUBGLOTTIC HEMANGIOMA TREATED WITH PROPRANOLOL

Hamamcı, Melda Berber; Yeşil, Şule; Aydın, Firdevs; Erbaş, Gülcan; Tuğcu, Deniz; Şahin, Şifa; Bayramoğlu, Zuhal; Ateş, Yasin; Karaman, Serap; Yıldız, Hikmet Gülşah; Kocaman, Hakan; Dede, Elif; Somer, Ayper; Ünüvar, Ayşegül; Karakaş, Zeynep

doi:10.1016/j.htct.2023.09.084

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy

ISSN: 2531-1379

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy is a quarterly scientific publication of the Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular (ABHH), Associazione Italo-Brasiliana di Ematologia (AIBE), Eurasian Hematology Oncology Group (EHOG), and Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Pediátrica (SOBOPE).

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy publishes original articles, review articles and case reports covering various areas in the field of hematology and hemotherapy. The journal was previously published, until 2016, as Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia.

ISSN print: 2531-1379
ISSN online: 2531-1387

Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Consensus of the Brazilian association of hematology, hemotherapy and cellular therapy on patient blood management.

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The 22-month-old male and 15-day-old female patients presented with persistent stridor since birth. Tracheoscopy of the first patient revealed a 90% obstructing hemangioma in the subglottic area, while the second patient's CT scan showed a hemangioma at the subglottic level. Both patients were initiated on propranolol therapy. These cases highlight the significance of subglottic hemangioma as a treatable cause of stridor in infants and emphasize the importance of propranolol treatment.

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