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port-wine stain
(redirected from Port wine stain)

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port-wine stain [′pȯrt ‚wīn ‚stān]
(medicine)
A congenital hemangioma characterized by one or more red to purplish patches, usually on the face.
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Even though he cannot explain why Dillon or anyone else gets the vascular birthmark, he has good odds of making them better with the laser therapy: 75 percent to 80 percent of patients have their port wine stain lightened by at least 50 percent, and the mark disappears completely in 15 percent to 20 percent of patients.
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Roberts, who previously lived in a caravan near Newhaven, Sussex, said the large, congenital port wine stain on the left side of his face, neck and shoulder had led to him being bullied at school and was linked to a violent temper.
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