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Dr. Prashant Kothari
Corresponding Author Dr. Prashant Kothari
odmr mcdrc, main road - India 442301
Submitting Author Dr. Prashant Kothari
Port Wine
Kothari P. Classical Picture of Port Wine Stain. WebmedCentral DENTISTRY 2012;3(1):WMC002897
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10.9754/journal.wmc.2012.002897
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Overview
It is important for general practitioners to recognize cutaneous port-wine stains as these could signify important association with Sturge Weber syndrome, where neurological and ocular complications are likely. Port-wine stains are venous ectasias that are present at birth,but changes colour from pale to pink in the newborn to a deep red or dark purple colour (as in port wine) later.
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