Portwine Stain, Vascular Malformation - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

portwine stain vascular malformation

Body Site

back sacrum (tail bone)

Age

2 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

Comments

This healthy 2 month old boy had a blancing red patch over the lumbosacral spine area at birth. Lumbosacral spine x-rays and a MRI scan demonstrated normal bony and soft tissue structures. Spinal dysraphism has been associated with a number of cutaneous anomalies in this area and should be excluded early in life before symptoms occur.

Description

blanching red patch

Image Added

3/22/2001 21:14:07

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