The stigma of port-wine stains
Lanigan, S.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 45(5): 274; 276
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 2065230 Document Number: 381329
Patients with port-wine stains are now able to receive treatment to improve significantly their birthmark. Questionnaire studies of these patients have revealed considerable psychological distress. This article reviews the nature of that distress and the stigmatization suffered by patients with disfiguring birthmarks.
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