MRCPCH Part 1 and DCH MCQ question #2

A 3-month-old boy presents with a 3cm cavernous haemangioma behind the right ear.
Which is the best advice to give the parents?

(Please select 1 option)

	He should be referred to the plastic surgeons for surgical removal
	He should receive 2 mg/kg of prednisolone for 4 months to shrink it down
	He should receive alpha interferon injections
	He should receive intralesional triamcinolone injections
	It is likely to enlarge to about a year of age, then disappear over the next 5-8 years

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MRCPCH Part 1 and DCH MTF question #1

In a 2-year-old boy, which of the following conditions are likely to require surgery?

True / False

		Bow legs
		In-toeing
		Knock knees
		Metatarsus varus
		Tibial torsion

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