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Vascular Birthmarks

Background

There are many different types of vascular birthmarks which present at birth or within a few weeks after birth. The most common are:

  • telangiectasia (stork marks or spider naevi)
  • port wine stains
  • haemangiomas (hemangiomas - USA).

Telangiectasia View Telangiectasia

Medical text written August 2001 by Dr SB Syed. Last updated January 2006 by Dr SB Syed, Associate Specialist in Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

 

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