INTERFERON-ALPHA THERAPY FOR MULTIPLE HEMANGIOMAS ASSOCIATED WITH COARCTATION OF THE AORTA

Authors
HIJII T FUKUSHIGE J TASAKI K UEDA K
Citation
T. Hijii et al., INTERFERON-ALPHA THERAPY FOR MULTIPLE HEMANGIOMAS ASSOCIATED WITH COARCTATION OF THE AORTA, Heart and vessels, 11(4), 1996, pp. 211-214
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
Heart and vessels → ACNP
ISSN journal
09108327
Volume
11
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
211 - 214
Database
ISI
SICI code
0910-8327(1996)11:4<211:ITFMHA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We report a rare combination of multiple hemangiomas and coarctation o f the aorta in a 2-month-old female infant who responded to interferon -alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy. The coarctation was repaired successfully with the use of an artificial graft. In patients with symptomatic hema ngiomas that do not respond to steroid therapy, IFN-alpha therapy shou ld be considered.