Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Birthmarks
Sources Medically Reviewed on 02/05/2018 Reviewed by Stephanie S. Gardner, MD on February 05, 2018
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REFERENCES:
WebMD Medical Reference: “Your Newborn's Skin and Rashes.”
WebMD Medical Reference: “Skin Conditions: Pigmented Birthmarks.”
WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise: “Birthmarks -– Topic Overview.”
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: “Birthmarks – Pigmented.”
WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise: “Skin Changes -– Topic Overview.”
WebMD Medical Reference provided in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic: “Skin Conditions: Moles, Freckles and Skin Tags.”
WebMD Medical Reference provided in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic: “Skin Conditions: Red Birthmarks.”
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: “Port Wine Stain.”
WebMD Medical Reference: “Cosmetic Procedures: Birthmarks and Other Abnormal Skin Pigmentation.”
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: “Birthmarks –– Red.”
American Academy of Dermatology: “Vascular Birthmarks.”
KidsHealth: “What’s a Birthmark?”
WebMD Medical Reference from the National Organization for Rare Disorders: “Cavernous Malformation.”
Vascular Birthmarks Foundation: “Venous Malformation Information.”
eMedicine from WebMD: “Vascular, Venous Malformations.”
WebMD Public Information from the U.S. National Institutes of Health: “What You Need to Know About Melanoma.”
Children’s Specialists of San Diego website: “Congenital Pigmented Moles (Congenital Nevi).
New York Times: “Congenital Nevus On the Abdomen.”
Dr. Green website: “Hemangioma.”
KidsHealth.org: "Port-Wine Stains."
HealthyChildren.org: "Your Newborn's Skin: Birthmarks & Rashes."
HealthyChildren.org: "Birthmarks & Hemangiomas."
American Academy of Dermatology: "Red, white, and brown: Defining characteristics of common birthmarks will determine type and timing of treatment."
Reviewed by Stephanie S. Gardner, MD on February 05, 2018
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