salmon patch

salmon patch
1. a salmon-colored spot seen in the cornea in syphilis; called also Hutchinson p. 2. a skin-colored or pink nevus flammeus seen in neonates, usually on either the forehead or the nape of the neck; in most cases it fades completely in time. The one on the neck is popularly known as a stork bite. Called also nevus simplex.

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