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Dermatology
Acquired port-wine stain: a case report and differential diagnosis
  1. Nitin Lade,
  2. Farhana Mullaveettil,
  3. Prateek Nayak and
  4. Arjun R Prakashey
  1. Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences—Nagpur, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Nitin Lade; drnitinlade{at}aiimsnagpur.edu.in

Abstract

Port-wine stain (PWS) are vascular malformations characterised by dilated dermal capillaries with normal endothelial cells. Congenital PWS are the most prevalent vascular malformation affecting 0.3–1% of newborns while acquired PWS (APWS), though an uncommon entity, exhibit morphological and histological similarity to congenital PWS. We hereby report a case of APWS along with a comprehensive comparison of clinical, histopathological and dermoscopic findings of other acquired vascular malformations.

  • Capillary
  • Dermatology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2024-259767

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    • Contributors The following authors were responsible for drafting of the text, sourcing and editing of clinical images, investigation results, drawing original diagrams and algorithms and critical revision for important intellectual content: NL, FM, PN, ARP. The following authors gave final approval of the manuscript: NL, FM, PN, ARP.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.