Port-wine stains

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image Nevus simplex on the nape of the neck.

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image Port-wine stain (capillary malformation) on the cheek of a newborn.

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image Port-wine stain (capillary malformation) over the mandibular skin and ear in a newborn.

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image Port-wine stain (capillary malformation) over the back of a newborn.

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Dark red port-wine stain with central blebbing in a 14-year-old female.

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Typical light pink port-wine stain in a 3-year-old male.

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Port-wine stain on an infant with the Sturge–Weber syndrome.

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Hypertrophy of the left arm and hand in a 6-year-old male with Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome.

CLINICAL FEATURES

Port-wine stains (capillary malformations) are the most common type of vascular malformation. Eyelid, central forehead, occipital, nuchal, and lower back lesions are common in light skinned newborns. They differ from true port-wine stains and have been called nevus simplex.

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Apr 29, 2016 | Posted by in Dermatology | Comments Off on Port-wine stains

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