FAMILIAL MEDIAL TELANGIECTATIC NEVUS - VARIANT OF NEVUS-FLAMMEUS - PORT-WINE STAIN

Six families in which a few members, in three generations, were affect ed with medial telangiectatic nevus (salmon patch, stork bite, angel's kiss) on the forehead, glabella, upper eyelids, upper lip, nose, and nuchal and occipital areas are presented. This is a mild variant of la teral telangiectatic nevus (nevus flammeus, port-wine stain) that disa ppears in about 50 percent of patients during the first years of life. In one family, lateral telangiectatic nevus (nevus flammeus, port-win e stain) and superficial (strawberry) hemangioma coexisted with medial telangiectatic nevus. This paper discusses the familial incidence of medial telangiectatic nevus and a new modality of treatment. Moreover, the paper presents a classification of vascular malformations and pro poses a new terminology.