Salmon Patch, Vascular Malformation, Normal Variant, Mongolian Spot - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

salmon patch vascular malformation normal variant mongolian spot

Body Site

back sacrum (tail bone)

Age

28 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

poorly defined

Color

pink

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

midline

Comments

This healthy 28-year-old woman demonstrates her congenital salmon patch as well as her daughter's. The baby also has a mongolian spot on the lower back.

Description

spotty blanching midline red patches and fuzzy-edged blue-green 2 cm patch (to the right of midline) with subtle blue-green pigmentation over much of the mid lower back

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1/1/2012 13:00:09

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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