PEDIATRICS Vol. 58 No. 2 August 1976, pp. 150-151
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The practical significance of birthmarks

Lewis B. Holmes M.D.1

1 Genetics Unit, Children's Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Most, if not all, mothers carefully examine their newborn infants as soon after birth as they have an opportunity. In addition to counting the number of fingers and toes, they look for birthmarks and blemishes of any kind. When the pediatrician talks to the mother after examing the infant, she or he must decide whether to report on every birthmark or to wait for the mother to ask "what is that mark on her...?" Jacobs and Walton have provided some valuable new information that will be useful in answering these questions.1 They confirm what mothers and pediatricians already know: birthmarks are common.