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. 2013 Jul;58(4):330.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.113997.

Topical timolol: a safer alternative for complicated and un-complicated infantile hemangiomas

Hariharasubramony Ambika  1 , Chankramath Sujatha, Yadalla Harikishan Kumar
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Topical timolol: a safer alternative for complicated and un-complicated infantile hemangiomas

Hariharasubramony Ambika et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2013 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Infantile hemangioma of chin with ulceration of lip
Figure 2
Figure 2
After 1 week of topical timolol and topical plermin treatment
Figure 3
Figure 3
Near complete resolution, after 12 weeks of treatment
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