In some children who have recently been born, you can see on the body a lot of pink or purple marks, which are commonly called wine stains. Wine stains in newborns are important to treat only under certain conditions. To begin with, it is important to seek the help of a dermatologist or oncologist, who will help determine the risk of a change in the formation to a malignant nature.
Lesion determination
Photos of wine stains in a newborn are presented below.
A wine stain is customary to denote one of the varieties of dysplasia of the surface vessels of the skin in a child. The disease begins to affect the human body even when it develops in the womb, therefore skin lesions are commonly called spots of newborns. Such a disease has a second name - flaming nevus.
Wine stain in newborns - what is it? The peculiarity of such formations lies in their special bright red color, which continues to persist throughout life. In appearance, such parts of the body are more reminiscent of hemangiomas, they cannot be transformed to a chronic form, but can be localized on any part of the body. The main reason for the appearance of wine stains in newborns is the expansion of capillaries. The disease can occur in both girls and boys.
The main reasons for the appearance
The main causes of wine stains in newborns include:
- intoxication of the body of a woman during the bearing of a child;
- the negative effect of radiation on a developing child in the womb;
- a change in the number of progesterones in the body of a pregnant woman;
- infectious processes in the genitourinary system;
- acute infectious diseases in a woman during pregnancy.
All of these factors can lead to the appearance of nevus in a child. The main cause of wine stains in newborns is the lack of contact of nerve endings with capillaries. When nerve impulses are damaged, the vessels cease to fully contract, as a result of which red or purple spots appear on the skin.
Specialists explain the abnormalities in the functioning of nerve endings with a gene mutation; such a process was discovered not so long ago. In this case, the development of the lesion begins almost immediately after conception. But the exact causes of such a mutation have not yet been determined.
Common symptoms
A wine stain is a plurality of stains that are distinguished by their clear boundaries and an unusual light pink or purple-red color that stands out from the rest of the skin. The number of spots on the body of a newborn can be different.
In some cases, neoplasms spread to large areas of the body, which brings significant discomfort in aesthetic terms. Most often, you can notice wine stains on the face of the newborn, neck, hair of the head. In rare cases, the formation is diagnosed in the mucous membrane.
Possible negative consequences
Such a stain may occur after the birth of a child or during several months of his life. If education does not pass for a long time, then, as a rule, it remains for the rest of life.
Education can change in size and progress together with the growth of the baby. The tint of a wine stain may also fade or become brighter. In some cases, there is a thickening of the spot, an increase in specific areas, as well as the formation of nodes.
A wine stain is primarily an aesthetic defect, no treatment is required if it does not get bigger and does not change its color.
Also, such an education can report the presence of a certain genetic disease in the child's body, for example, Sturge-Weber syndrome. In this case, it is important to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist and diagnose your eyes to identify possible glaucoma. If you do not start timely treatment of the disease, then there is a high risk of simply losing your eyesight.
It is also important to have an MRI or ultrasound scan. Since with such a disease the child may have cramps in the limbs, he should also consult a neurologist.
Such a disease is considered a type of vascular benign tumor, which can provoke problems with the motor apparatus.
Possible diseases
If a wine stain in a newborn is localized in the limb, then there is a risk that Klippel-Trenone syndrome progresses in his body. In this case, an ultrasound scan is mandatory. In this condition, nevus joins and varicose veins of the superficial veins develop.
As a result of this process, the structure of the limbs is disrupted and the gigantism of the sore leg or arm begins. In addition, as a result of increased blood flow in the affected area, lameness may appear, and a healthy leg will become shorter than the patient by a couple of centimeters. When placing wine stains on the limbs, it is important to visit a vascular surgeon without fail.
A wine stain in newborns on the back of the head can provoke epilepsy, since such a disease adversely affects the state of the vessels of the brain. Thickening of the skin on the spot area prevents the child from moving normally and disrupts the condition of the motor apparatus.
If the formation is localized in the cheek area, this may not even allow the child to chew food normally. With the help of an examination of the vascular bed, the doctor can determine all blood supply disorders and prevent the development of pathological processes.
Diagnostic measures
When conducting diagnostic measures, the attending specialist conducts a thorough examination of the patient and studies the general clinical picture of the disease. In case of problems with the diagnosis, the doctor prescribes an additional examination, as well as the delivery of tests.
With the help of the obtained smear from the skin, taken by means of a dermatoscope, it is possible to accurately establish the type of lesion. The results of histological examinations are checked by an oncologist.
Are therapeutic therapies important?
The disease is important to treat only in those cases when it progresses, develops rapidly, carries a danger to the human condition. Sometimes such a cosmetic defect must be removed, as it simply does not allow the child to lead a full life.
The following physiotherapy is used in the treatment: cryotherapy, surgery, laser coagulation. In this case, a positive effect can also be achieved using traditional medicine.
Wine stains in a child will not go away on their own, so a specialized vascular laser may be needed to change their color. Many experts prescribe treatment for the child in the first months of his life.
What is forbidden to do?
An education such as a wine stain is not allowed to be treated or removed on its own without being examined by a doctor.
Self-medication can only worsen the condition and provoke the degeneration of the neoplasm to a malignant form. After processing the education with a laser, it is important for the child to be protected from sunlight for the next 1.5 months. It is also forbidden to wash the affected area of the body with water during the same period.
The main methods of treatment of education
Previously, the treatment of wine stains in a newborn took place through a skin transplant, that is, with the help of a very dangerous and risky operation, which, in addition to everything else, brought a strong pain syndrome. After it was carried out, ugly and noticeable scars could remain on the child's body.
With an incorrect diagnosis of the disease and unprofessional surgery, the remaining cells of the nevus were modified to malignant.
Now in modern medicine, such errors no longer occur due to accurate diagnostic methods. Stains of this type are excised through surgical intervention. Along with this, modern medical procedures have become common.
These include: infrared radiation, radiation therapy, cryodestruction. These methods of treatment of neoplasms help to improve the appearance of the spot, make it less noticeable. When they are carried out, the walls of the vessels are destroyed, but the state of the tissues is preserved.
Recently, laser treatment of various neoplasms on the body is considered the most effective and high-quality method. This method does not damage healthy tissues on the body, which helps prevent various complications, for example, burns, unpleasant scars and pigmentation.
Laser coagulation helps to treat the disease without anesthesia, and also protects against the appearance of scarring on the surface of the skin.
Laser treatment is a safe method that is well suited for both newborns and older children. At the same time, the depth of the vessels and their shade does not have special significance on the indications for the procedure.
Treatment of wine stains with folk remedies
Treatment with folk remedies can give a good result if you want to reduce the brightness of the spots. Nevertheless, it is not possible to completely eliminate the nevus using such methods.
The main methods of treatment with folk remedies:
- Fresh juice of celandine grass is insisted, placed on a sore spot and fixed with a simple adhesive. The procedure lasts from 7 to 10 days. As a result of this effect, the spot becomes lighter and eventually loses its severity.
- Garlic juice is applied to the affected area, and after 2-3 minutes, lemon juice is added. Such procedures are repeated 5-6 times a day for seven days. In this case, the reaction of the spot may be different depending on its shape and brightness.
- Experts also advise lubricating the formation of unripe fig juice once a day.
- Apply hemp oil and chalk three times a day (in a ratio of 4 to 1). The result is a fairly long whitening effect. The procedure is carried out for a week.
- 2 cloves of garlic are taken and infused in 250 ml of apple cider vinegar for 14 days. The finished product is applied to the stain in the form of lotions.
Forecast of specialists
Experts note that in the absence of a progressive process, such an education does not pose a particular threat to the child’s health status and may not be treated. But at the same time, it is important for the baby to be regularly observed by the attending physician in order to prevent possible pathological processes.
In adolescence, you can try to hide such formations, if they bring psychological discomfort, through cosmetics. At the beginning of the development of the spot, it is important to seek help from a dermatologist or oncologist, who will help identify possible complications and prescribe an effective treatment.