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NEVUS FLAMMEUS [3 records]

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Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A reddish discoloration of the face or neck, usually unilateral and not elevated above the skin.

OBS

nevus flammeus : term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Tache rouge ou violette, formant une nappe d'étendue variable, de surface plane, lisse, plus ou moins décolorée par la vitropression, de siège souvent médian (nuque, médio-frontal, visage), de traitement souvent décevant.

OBS

angiome plan : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A congenital syndrome of unknown etiology consisting of a port-wine stain type of nevus flammeus distributed over the trigeminal nerve accompanied by a similar vascular disorder of the underlying meninges and cerebral cortex; it usually occurs unilaterally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Angiomes plan systématisés : Leur signification est très différente et ils imposent l'avis du spécialiste; en effet, il peuvent s'accompagner de graves anomalies vasculaires profondes, c'est le cas de l'angiome siégeant dans le territoire du trijumeau (syndrome de Sturge-Weber-Krabbe), ou couvrant une grande partie d'un membre (syndrome de Klippel-Trenaunay, syndrome de Parkes-Weber).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Enfermedad congénita que se caracteriza por una marca de nacimiento en el rostro y anomalías neurológicas.

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Record 3 2007-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Bones and Joints
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

A rare [congenital] condition usually affecting one extremity, characterized by hypertrophy of the bone and related soft tissues, large cutaneous hemangiomas, persistent nevus flammeus, and skin varices.

CONT

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is a group of findings consisting of: a) multiple port wine stains or other blood vessel malformations (dark spots of skin); b) excessive growth of bones and soft tissue in the area of increased blood vessels (this may also occur in areas without increased vascularity, most commonly in the lower limbs, but may affect any limb, the face and head, or internal organs, and c) varicose veins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Os et articulations
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Malformation congénitale associant une hypertrophie d'un membre [plus souvent] inférieur, avec des varices et un angiome. Dans certains cas, il existe une malformation vasculaire qui peut être corrigée chirurgicalement.

Spanish

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