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Expert's Corner
Ask the FounderVBF Announces "Ask The VBF Founder." Linda Rozell-Shannon is the leading lay expert (non doctor) in the world on the subject of vascular birthmarks. Babies with Birthmarks™Our newest program - guidelines for physicians to follow to diagnose and treat vascular birthmarks with the earliest intervention. Recent Medical Papers and Research
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New Topical Treatment for Hemangiomas Reported by AMAA recent article published in “Challenges in Medical and Surgical
Therapeutics” by the American Medical Association (www.archdermatol.com),
July 2002, reports the successful use of a topical agent called “imiquimod”
to treat typical infantile hemangiomas. Imiquimod – an imidazoquinoline
amine – is an immune-response modifier that acts by affecting
the innate and acquired immune response to challenges. Dr. Martin Mihm, Jr. (VBF’s Research Director and Scientific Advisory Committee Chair) and Dr. Igancio Sanchez-Carpintero (recipient of VBF’s First Physician Education Grant) along with Dr. Paula North (of Arkansas Children’s Hospital) and Dr. Maria Martinez (Clinica las Americas, San Jaun de Puerto Rico) authored the history-making journal. Topical 5% imiquimod cream was initially used 3 times per week on two infants diagnosed with hemangiomas. The families of the children treated with this cream were happy with the option and the result. Current therapies include steroids, laser therapy (oral) and steroid injections and surgery. The topical cream is a welcome option to the more aggressive therapies and offers a great deal of hope to families with children diagnosed with hemangiomas. This medical journal reports for the first time the apparent positive
results from topical application of the immune-response modifier “imiquimod”
in the treatment of proliferating infantile hemangiomas. Dr. Mihm is
currently coordinating a more extensive study with pathologic correlation
and mechanism oriented investigation. If successful, the imiquimod cream
could change the way children with proliferating hemangiomas are treated
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VBF Chapters and Partners
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Sturge-Weber Syndrome Community Partners Anomalie Vasculaire Site for French speakers worldwide, and friend of VBF that offers support and information about vascular birthmarks
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Publications for Parents:
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