What is port wine birthmark?

A port wine birthmark is a red or purple mark that looks like a stain on the skin. These birthmarks can occur anywhere on the body, but are most commonly found on the face. These marks occur when blood vessels, known as capillaries, in the skin are larger because of insufficient nerve supply.

How do members experience port wine birthmark?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with port wine birthmark*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for port wine birthmark*

Who has port wine birthmark on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 3
50s 0
60s 2
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 6

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What is port wine birthmark?

A port wine birthmark is a red or purple mark that looks like a stain on the skin. These birthmarks can occur anywhere on the body, but are most commonly found on the face. These marks occur when blood vessels, known as capillaries, in the skin are larger because of insufficient nerve supply.



Common symptoms reported by people with port wine birthmark

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for port wine birthmark

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Who has port wine birthmark on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 5 say port wine birthmark is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 3
50s 0
60s 2
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 6

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 2
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from port wine birthmark patients who have completed their condition history
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