A stork bite is a vascular lesion quite common in newborns
consisting of one or more pale red patches of skin. Most often
stork bites appear on the forehead, eyelids, tip of the nose, upper
lip or back of the neck. They are usually gone within 18 months of
birth.
Review Date: 05/01/2011
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
