nevus flammeus

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Noun1.nevus flammeus - a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple
port-wine stain
birthmark, nevus - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
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Two cases of nevus flammeus had generalized unilateral distribution.
A clinicoepidemiological study of different types of nevi in patients attending at a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India
It may also be called nevus flammeus (neonatorum) or nevus simplex.
Alopecia areata and salmon patch: an actual association?
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), or encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a rare, congenital neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by unilateral facial cutaneous vascular malformation (nevus flammeus or port-wine stain [PWS]) in association with ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomatosis.
Orofacial Manifestations of Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Salmon patches, also known as nevus flammeus simplex, are the most common vascular lesions in infancy [1].
Persistent salmon patch on the forehead and glabellum in a Chinese adult
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