Port-wine stain associated with maternal use of lithium carbonate.
A newborn infant with an extensive port-wine stain born to a mother who was taking lithium carbonate in the first trimester of pregnancy is described. The use of lithium carbonate in pregnant or potentially pregnant women is cautioned.
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D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*
D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium