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  2. Infantile hemangioma - Wikipedia

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    An infantile hemangioma (IH), sometimes called a strawberry mark due to appearance, is a type of benign vascular tumor or anomaly that affects babies. [1] [2] Other names include capillary hemangioma, [6] "strawberry hemangioma", [7]: 593 strawberry birthmark [8] and strawberry nevus.

  3. Hemangioma - Wikipedia

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    A hemangioma or haemangioma is a usually benign vascular tumor derived from blood vessel cell types. The most common form, seen in infants, is an infantile hemangioma, known colloquially as a "strawberry mark", most commonly presenting on the skin at birth or in the first weeks of life.

  4. Cherry angioma - Wikipedia

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    Cherry angioma, also called cherry hemangioma [1] or Campbell de Morgan Spot, [2] is a small bright red dome-shaped bump on the skin. [3] It ranges between 0.5 – 6 mm in diameter and usually several are present, typically on the chest and arms, and increasing in number with age. [3] [4] If scratched, they may bleed. [5]

  5. Mom noticed birthmark above her daughter's eye. It was sign ...

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    Some babies with port wine stain birthmarks above their eyes, on forehead have rare disease called Sturge Weber syndrome, which can cause seizures. A new treatment is changing that. Mom noticed ...

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    "The Mayo Clinic defines it as "a rare disorder found at birth involving problems in the development of certain blood vessels, soft tissues (such as skin and muscles), bones and sometimes the ...

  7. Worried about a birthmark on your baby? - AOL

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  8. Vascular anomaly - Wikipedia

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    Infantile hemangioma is the most common vascular tumor. It is a benign tumor, which occurs in 4-5% of Caucasian infants, but rarely in dark skinned infants. [6] It occurs in 20% of low weight premature infants and 2.2 to 4.5 times more frequently in females. [7]

  9. Port-wine stain - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the location of the birthmark and other associated symptoms, a physician may choose to order a measurement of intraocular pressure or X-ray of the skull. An MRI of the brain may be performed (under anesthesia) on infants who have a port-wine stain in the head area in order to check for signs of Sturge–Weber syndrome .