Evidence Oral propranolol • In an RCT (40 children, aged 9 weeks to 5 years, followed for 6 months),1 2 mg/kg of propranolol (divided 3 times daily) stopped IH growth by week 4 for all children and reduced IH volume at all weeks compared with placebo (eg, -48.5% vs 17.9% in week 12, P = .03). No significant hypotension, hypoglycemia, or bradycardia were reported. • In a systematic review of 40 ...

Sir, In 1870, von Volkmann (1) introduced the term cheilitis glandularis (CG). He described a distinct, chronic inflammatory condition of the lower lip characterized by mucopurulent exudates from the ductal orifices of enlarged labial salivary glands. Historically, CG has been classified into three subtypes: simplex, superficial suppurative, and deep suppurative. However, it is now believed tha...