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How To Treat A Growing Birth Mark?
hi my daughter is 4 yrs old.She had a very small birth mark on her left leg a few cms above the ankle.But recently i found out that the mark is growing bigger and had reached her knee.She has no pain no swelling and the mark is the same color of the birth mark whick is light grey.she is a little underweight weighing 15 kgs with a height of 107 cms.
Mon, 23 Jun 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Growing birth mark is a feature of Melanoma.
Most cases it is malignant.
Better go for skin biopsy and histopathological examination.
Better to consult surgeon or skin specialist.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Growing birth mark is a feature of Melanoma.
Most cases it is malignant.
Better go for skin biopsy and histopathological examination.
Better to consult surgeon or skin specialist.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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