Acquired Port-wine Stain
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 122 (12) , 1415-1416
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1986.01660240079021
Abstract
• The development of a capillary hemangioma in adult life is an unusual event. These lesions normally occur as congenital cutaneous nevi. We describe the history and histologic findings in a man who developed such a lesion after a cricket ball injury to the right cheek at age 46 years. The literature on acquired port-wine stain is reviewed. Discussion is centered on whether there are factors predisposing to this response to injury and whether damage to autonomic nerves is important. (Arch Dermatol1986;122:1415-1416)Keywords
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- Port-wine stains. A disease of altered neural modulation of blood vessels?Archives of Dermatology, 1986