She had ranula from birth.
Her ranula sometimes
came into prominence from her mouth. The left two pictures were
taken before she was 3 months old. The right two pictures were
taken at her age of 11 months.
Also about new
born patient, OK-432 intracystic injection therapy can be performed
safely as an out patient basis.
The cyst wall of her ranula was very thin. Her ranula was sometimes
spontaneously raptured before starting treatment. And, during
OK-432 treatment her ranula raptured frequently. This is the reason
why she needed a long time to cure.
But, 6 weeks
after the 4th OK-432 injection (6 months after start of treatment),
her ranula was completely disappeared without surgery and hospitalization.
There was no recurrence till 6 months after her last treatment.
If we try to treat her by surgery, the operation would be very
difficult.
By OK-432 therapy, we can treat infant
ranula easily.