NEVUS FLAMMEUS

Course overview

NEVUS FLAMMEUS OR PORT-WINE STAIN IS A CAPILLARY MALFORMATION USUALLY PRESENTING AS A UNILATERAL PINK OR RED PATCH ANYWHERE ON THE BODY OF A NEWBORN. IT IS A BENIGN CONDITION THAT OFTEN OCCURS ALONE AND IS ONLY OF COSMETIC CONCERN. HOWEVER, WHEN IT IS A PART OF A COMBINED VASCULAR MALFORMATION OR A SYNDROME, THE PATIENT WILL REQUIRE FURTHER EVALUATION, INCLUDING RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING, TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. INITIATING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT IS CRUCIAL TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT/ PROGRESS OF ANY DISABILITIES AND PROMPT DIAGNOSIS OF ANY ANTICIPATED COMPLICATIONS/ VISCERAL ANOMALIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF NEVUS FLAMMEUS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PATIENTS.