Analysis of the therapeutic evolution in the management of airway infantile hemangioma

Table 2 Patient evolutions after treatment n (%)

Evolution after treatment	Group A n = 14					Group B Oral propranolol n = 9
	Oral corticosteroids		INF	Open surgical resection and endoscopic therapy
	Single treatment n = 3	Combined treatment n = 6	Combined treatment n = 11	Single treatment n = 5	Combined treatment n = 6	Single treatment n = 8	Combined treatment n = 1
Asymptomatic	3 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (40)	4 (66.6)	8 (100)	1 (100)
Symptomatic	0 (0)	6 (100)	1(100)	3 (60)	2 (33.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Dysphonia	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (40)	1 (16.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Stridor	0 (0)	5 (83.3)	1 (100)	1 (20)	1 (16.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Complications	0 (0)	3 (50)	0 (0)	1 (20)	1 (16.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Exitus	0 (0)	1 (16.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (16.6)	1 (12.5)2	0 (0)

¹Only one patient was treated with interferon, but the same patient was also treated with corticosteroids and surgery, which is included in the 6 patients with combined treatment;

²Not related to propranolol therapy. INF: Interferon.