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Nevus flammeus nuchae

MedGen UID:
870384
•Concept ID:
C4024829
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Stork bite
 
HPO: HP:0007616
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003653

Definition

Naevus flammeus localized in the skin of the neck. This is one of the most common birthmarks and present in approximately 25% of all newborns. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNevus flammeus nuchae

Conditions with this feature

Nevus flammeus of nape of neck
MedGen UID:
437278
•Concept ID:
C2697447
•
Congenital Abnormality
See: Condition Record
Nevus flammeus of nape of neck

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Diagnosis

Butterfly-shaped mark: a variant form of nevus flammeus simplex.
Metzker A, Shamir R
Pediatrics 1990 Jun;85(6):1069-71. PMID: 2101578

Therapy

Keloid formation occurring in the distribution of a congenital vascular malformation.
Mandrell J, Youker S, Allen EJ, Hurley MY, Obadiah J
Skinmed 2010 Sep-Oct;8(5):298-300. PMID: 21137643

Prognosis

Keloid formation occurring in the distribution of a congenital vascular malformation.
Mandrell J, Youker S, Allen EJ, Hurley MY, Obadiah J
Skinmed 2010 Sep-Oct;8(5):298-300. PMID: 21137643

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