​Dermatology - Port Wine Stain

​Dermatology - Port Wine Stain 
A macular capillary malformation (CM) with an irregular shape, red or violaceous, that is present from birth and never goes away on its own is called a port-wine stain (PWS). It is frequent (affecting 0.3% of infants); the deformity is usually limited to the skin, though it can also be linked to leptomeninges (a condition that causes vascular abnormalities in the eye) and Sturge-Weber syndrome.

Macules that range in color from pink to purple are lesions. Large lesions are typically unilateral (85%), however they are not always, and they follow a dermatomal distribution. Lesions most frequently occur on the face, typically on the superior and middle branches of the trigeminal nerve. Mouth and conjunctival mucosa may become involved. CM might also touch other websites. As the patient ages, rubbery nodules or papules frequently appear, severely deforming the body.

Clinical diagnosis is made.
It is possible to conceal PWS with cosmetics during the macular phase. Treatment with copper vapor lasers or tunable dye is quite successful.