port-wine stain

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port′-wine′ stain`

a large birthmark of purplish color, usu. on the face or neck.

[1885–90]

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Noun

port-wine stain - a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple

nevus flammeus

birthmark, nevus - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

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port-wine stain

n mancha en vino de Oporto

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In high-risk port-wine stain phenotypes --forehead, hemifacial, and median--early referral to a pediatric neurologist is the best way to enable early symptom recognition of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), according to results of a literature review.

Early referral recommended for high-risk port-wine stain

Background: The location of facial port-wine stain (PWS) may be helpful for predicting some associated anomalies; high glaucoma incidence is found in patients with eyes close to PWS-affected areas (V1, ophthalmic branch area of the trigeminal nerve).

Glaucoma in Patients with Eyes Close to Areas Affected by Port-wine Stain has Lateral and Gender Predilection

A port-wine stain (PWS) is defined as a macular telangiectatic patch (CM) which is present at birth and persists throughout life.

Nevus of Ota with port-wine stain - A rare entity

5) Port-wine stain or flat haemangioma is a vascular malformation present at birth and that does not show tendency toward involution.

A case of Klippel Trenaunay syndrome

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The Port-Wine Stain

Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) is one of the rare congenital hyperplasia syndromes, generally involving a single extremity, characterized by port-wine stain type cutaneous vascular malformations, bone and soft tissue hypertrophy and varicose veins.

Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome accompanied by the findings of scoliosis and spinal nerve root compression due to AVM

Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome (KTWS) is characterized by a triad of port-wine stain, varicose veins, and bone and soft tissue hypertrophy involving an extremity [1].

Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome--a case report and review of the literature

A port-wine stain looks exactly like its name - a dark red patch on the skin.

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He had a port-wine stain involving the area of distribution of the right ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve, left hemiparesis, intellectual disability and asthma.

Bilateral bispectral index monitoring of a post-hemispherotomy patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome

She cited a patient born with a port-wine stain that went undiagnosed.

Dermatoses elusive in child with skin of color

Then the narrator reveals the link between the procedure and the story title: "Two thousand dollars for a port-wine stain removed.

From Aylmer's experiment to aesthetic surgery

Cambridge-born artist Jenny Saville's painting actually depicts a child with a port-wine stain birthmark.