Regression of remote capillary haemangioma after local intralesional injection of corticosteroids

High injection pressure during intralesional injection of corticosteroids into capillary hemangiomas.

BACKGROUND Intralesional injection of corticosteroids is an effective treatment for tumors of the head and neck. Complications are rare but include permanent loss of vision. We designed a study to investigate the mechanism for this complication. METHODS Three fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmologists participated in the study in a nonmasked fashion. Four patients received 5 separate treat...

Ultrastructural studies of histiocyte-tumor cell interactions during tumor regression after intralesional injection of Mycobacterium bovis.

We made an ultrastructural study of the site of a transplanted syngeneic hepatocarcinoma and its draining lymph nodes in inbred guinea pigs, in the presence and absence of Mycobacterium bovis strain Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.The bacillus was injected into the growing intradermal tumor 7 days after transplantation, at which time it had metastasized to the first regional lymph node. Critical morp...

Capillary haemangioma of the testis.

A case of testicular capillary haemangioma is reported and the importance of intraoperative examination of this very rare lesion emphasised. Capillary haemangioma of the testis can be similar to malignant testicular tumours on clinical presentation, as well as on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, and therefore should be included in the intraoperative differential diagnosis. Becaus...

Ten years of corticosteroids in local injection therapy.

Treatment of Localized Involutional Lipoatrophy after Local Injection of Corticosteroids into a Keloidal Scar with Fat Injection

I t is reported that localized involutional lipoatrophy improves or completely heals naturally within 1 year in the majority of cases. 1 However, there are no signs of improvement in some cases, and surgical treatment is necessary for them. We treated localized involution-al lipoatrophy after local injection of corticosteroids into a keloidal scar with autologous fat injection. A 24-year-old wo...