nevus flammeus (port-wine stain)

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Introduction

Irregularly-shaped, red or violaceous, macular, vascular malformation (capillary angioma) of dermal blood vessels present at birth.

Etiology

Epidemiology

incidence 0.3%

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

Radiology

CT scan to rule out Sturge-Weber syndrome

Management

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References

  1. Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Common & Serious Diseases, 3rd ed, Fitzpatrick et al, McGraw Hill, NY, 1997, pg 151-53
  2. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 175
  3. 3.0 3.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Question of the Week. Jan 10, 2017 http://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/question-of-week/4789/