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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 - US)

Telangiectasia View Telangiectasia

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

 

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