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Pediatric Pearls. Infant's Skin Part 3 - Vascular Birthmarks

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Pediatric Pearls. Infant's Skin Part 3 - Vascular Birthmarks

May 23, 2023

Barbara L. Philipp, MD
May 23, 2023
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Vascular Birthmarks

Hemangiomas

The three kinds of neonatal hemangiomas are: superficial, deep and mixed. The superficial type is the most common.

A superficial hemangioma (also called strawberry hemangioma, strawberry mark hemangioma, or capillary hemangioma) is a lesion that consists of dilated capillaries.

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These are usually not present or just minimally present at birth. A strawberry hemangioma starts as a small, bluish, spongy lesion and grows over 6-12 months of life into a bright-red, raised, lobulated lesion.

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