Stork Bite of Neck and Posterior Scalp

This is a 2 month old infant with a "stork bite" (capillary hemangioma) of the neck and posterior scalp.

Some brief notes about capillary hemangiomas:

• Flat pink birthmark
• Present in 50% of newborns
• Also called salmon patches or stork bites
• Most fade by 3 years, but 25% persist into adulthood