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A port-wine stain (nevus flammeus), also commonly called a firemark, is a discoloration of the human skin caused by a vascular anomaly (a capillary malformation in the skin). ... Port-wine stains may be part of a syndrome such as sturge–weber syndrome or klippel–trénaunay–weber syndrome.

SYMPTOMS

A port-wine stain is almost always a birthmark; in rare cases it can develop in early childhood. Either Way, port-wine stains ordinarily persist throughout life. The Area of skin affected grows in proportion to general growth.

CAUSES

A port-wine stain (nevus flammeus), also commonly called a firemark, is a discoloration of the human skin caused by a vascular anomaly (a capillary malformation in the skin). They Are so named for their coloration, which is similar in color to port wine, a fortified red wine from portugal.