Acquired port-wine stain in a pediatric patient.
BACKGROUND
Acquired port-wine stains (PWSs) are vascular lesions that are identical to congenital PWSs morphologically and histopathologically.


OBJECTIVE
Because acquired PWSs are rarely seen in adult and pediatric patients, we present a 9-year-old boy with an acquired PWS on his left forearm.


CONCLUSIONS
None of the proposed etiologies, such as trauma, chronic sun exposure, or hormonal medication, was applicable to our patient, and a literature review showed us that acquired PWSs give a faster and better response to pulsed dye laser therapy than congenital lesions do.
Afsar
F Sule
FS
Department of Dermatology, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. suleafsar@hotmail.com
Ortac
Ragip
R
D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000175:diagnosis*