Oral Propranolol in a Child With Infantile Hemangioma of the Urethra

Abstract

Infantile hemangiomas (IH) are the most common in the head and neck region.¹ They can occur anywhere in the skin, however, urethral hemangiomas are very rare. We describe a case report of a 3-year-old boy with extensive lesions of IH in the anterior urethra. Urethral IH were disappeared during 1 year of oral administration of propranolol though it brought on urinary retention. This is the first report about oral propranolol treatment in a child with urethral IH. Oral administration of propranolol may be effective for urethral IH and beneficial especially for lesions requiring extensive surgical resection and reconstruction.