Angioma of the Newborn

of this type present on the skin of the newborn are commonly called "birthmarks" because - in the common imagination - they are associated with the so-called mother's birthmarks during pregnancy. of "strawberry cravings" or "cherry".

and which can occur both in the skin and in the mucous membranes and organs. This tumor form can be present from birth - therefore, be a congenital angioma - or it can manifest itself a few months later, in these cases, it is customary to speak of infantile hemangioma. In this regard, we recall that the angioma of the newborn is congenital in quite rare cases, while it occurs more frequently in the first weeks after birth.Given the greater frequency of "infantile hemangioma compared to" congenital angioma, in this article we will only talk about this particular type of benign formation (in this specific case, therefore, the terms "infantile hemangioma" and "infantile hemangioma" will be used as synonyms).