3: Dermatology- Birth Marks Flashcards
What is a capillary hemangioma also known as
Strawberry Naevus
Stork bite
Salmon patch
What is a capillary hemaningioma
Angioplastic proliferation
What are 3 risk factors for capillary hemangioma
- Female
- Pre-Term
- Mother underwent chorionic villus sampling
Are capillary hemangiomas present at birth
Not present at birth.
Present 1-month after birth
Describe time-frame capillary hemangiomas present
Present 1 month after birth. Increase in size for 4-9 months, before regressing
How do capillary hemangiomas present clinically
Raised multi-lobules erythematous lesion
Describe prognosis of capillary hemangiomas
Increases in size for 6-9 months. Then regresses
When are capillary hemangiomas treated
If obscuring visual fields or in the lung
What is first-line to treat capillary hemangiomas
Propanolol
If in the lung, what can capillary hemangiomas cause
Airway obstruction
What are port-wine stains also called
Naevus Flammus
What is naveus flammus
Developmental defect of dermal capillaries
Describe time-frame of naevus flammus
Present at birth, darkens and worsens over-time
Describe clinical presentation of naveus flammus
Unilateral red macule over face, scalp
What is used to treat naevus flammus
Laser therapy
What is port-wine stains on eyelid associated with
Glaucoma
What is congenital melanocytic naves
Failure melanocyte migration
When are congenital melanocyte naevus present
From birth or soon-after
Describe clinical presentation of congenital melanocytic naevus
> 1cm diameter brown papule - associated with a hair
How are congenital melanocytic naevus managed
Surgical excision
What is a mongolian spot
grey-blue discolouration of lumbro-sacral region
What ethnicity are mongolian spots more common in
Asian
African
how do mongolian spots present clinically
Grey-Blue discoloured lesion of lumbo-sarcal region
why should all mongolian spots be documented
Can resemble bruises NAI
