Clinical effects of the mixture of 5-fluorouracil and triamcinolone acetonide on capillary hemangioma of eyelid / 中南大学学报(医学版)

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OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the clinical effects of the mixture of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and triamcinolone acetonide on capillary hemangioma of eyelid.@*METHODS@#One hundred and one patients with capillary hemangioma of eyelid were divided into Group A and Group B Group A was injected with triamcinolone acetonide, and Group B was injected the mixture of 5-FU and triamcinolone acetonide.@*RESULTS@#The cure rate was 68.3%, the total effective rate was 76.0%, and the average course of treatment was (8.1+/-3.4) months for Group A; the cure rate was 90.0%, the total effective rate was 96.6%, and the average course of treatment was (5.1+/-2.3) months for Group B. The therapeutic effect in Group B was better than that in Group A (P<0.05). The treatment period in Group B was shorter than that in Group A (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#5-FU combining with triamcinolone acetonide has not only a better therapeutic effect, but also a shorter period of treatment.