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Birthmarks - red - Symptom

Alternative Names

Strawberry mark; Vascular skin changes; Angioma cavernosum; Capillary hemangioma; Hemangioma simplex

Symptoms:

  • Skin markings that develop before or shortly after birth
  • Skin rash or lesion that is red
  • Skin markings that look like blood vessels

Signs and tests:

All birthmarks should be examined by a health care provider. Diagnosis is based primarily on the appearance of the skin lesion.

A biopsy, CT scan or MRI of the area may confirm deeper birthmarks, for instance, in the abdomen.

  • Reviewed last on: 10/26/2006
  • Michael S. Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.