The parents of a newborn with a strawberry hemangioma ask the nurse what the treatment will be. The nurse's response should be based on knowledge that:
a. excision of the lesion will be necessary.
b. injections of prednisone into the lesion will reduce it.
c. no treatment is usually necessary because of the high rate of spontaneous involution.
d. pulsed dye laser treatments will be necessary immediately to prevent permanent disability.
ANS: C
There is a high rate of spontaneous resolution, so treatment is usually not indicated for hemangiomas. Surgical removal would not be indicated. If steroids are indicated, then systemic prednisone is administered for 2 to 3 weeks. The pulse dye laser is used in the uncommon situation of potential visual or respiratory impairment.
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