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Port‐Wine Stain–Like Presentation of a Tufted Angioma on the Face
Author(s) -
Tobe Joshua,
Shum David,
Somers Gino R.,
Pope Elena,
Mohammed Javed Ayoub
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12805
Subject(s) - port wine stain , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , angioma , stain , vascular tumors , dermatology , hemangioma , pathology , surgery , vascular disease , staining , laser , physics , optics
Tufted angioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that typically is noted during infancy or childhood, with variable clinical presentation. We report the case of an infant with a tufted angioma initially presenting as a port‐wine stain–like patch of the left cheek.