Quality of Life and Psychological Effects of Port-Wine Stain: A Review of Literature. [PDF]
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol, 2021 Introduction Port-wine stain (PWS) is a congenital malformation that does not resolve spontaneously and can cause a physiological or psychological burden to the patients.
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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1987 To the Editor.— Smoller and Rosen 1 have shown morphological evidence of abnormal vascular innervation in the skin of patients with port-wine stains, and they have postulated that the progressive vascular dilatation in this condition is the result of impaired neural control.
Graham Colver, John A. Savin
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Williams Syndrome Associated With Facial Port-Wine Stain and Phacomatosis Pigmentovascularis: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare congenital multi‐systemic condition due to gene deletion. We present a rare case of co‐existence of WS, port wine stains, and phacomatosis pigmentovascularis. This case emphasizes the importance of recognizing the co‐occurrence of such conditions and WS for accurate diagnosis and management.
Abtahi-Naeini B, Yaghini O, Razavi Z.
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Port wine stain treatment outcomes have not improved over the past three decades. [PDF]
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 2019 Since the early ‘80s, the pulsed dye laser has been the standard treatment tool for non‐invasive port wine stain (PWS) removal. In the last three decades, a considerable amount of research has been conducted to improve clinical outcomes, given that a ...
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Concurrent Occurrence of Port-Wine Stain and Glaucoma in Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Rajaram Mohan K +2 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2020 Klippel–Trenaunay–Weber syndrome (KTWS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by asymmetric limb hypertrophy, usually of the lower limbs, as well as vascular anomalies and capillary malformations under the skin, termed as port-wine stain.
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Quantification of skin lesions using high-frequency ultrasound and shear wave elastography in port-wine stain patients: a clinical study. [PDF]
Ann Transl Med, 2019 Background This study aimed to assess the different types of port-wine stain (PWS) skin lesions quantitatively using high-frequency ultrasound (US) and shear wave elastography (SWE) before and after treatment, and investigate the feasibility and ...
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Hemoporfin Photodynamic Therapy for Port-Wine Stain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown potentially beneficial results in treating port-wine stain, but its benefit-risk profile remains undefined.
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Oral pyogenic granuloma in a port-wine stain: A rare co-occurrence
SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, 2017 Oral pyogenic granuloma is an inflammatory hyperplasia seen in the oral cavity occurring in response to stimuli such as local irritants and hormonal factors.
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Activation of PKCα and PI3K Kinases in Hypertrophic and Nodular Port Wine Stain Lesions. [PDF]
Am J Dermatopathol, 2017 : Port wine stain (PWS) is a congenital, progressive vascular malformation. Many patients with PWS develop hypertrophy and discrete nodularity during their adult life, but the mechanism(s) remain incompletely understood.
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