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A member asked:
My 8month has a purple mark on his foot that doesn't fade what is this
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Nevus: This is not unusual. The child has a congenital hemangioma or nevus. This needs to be followed by the doctor but is rarely serious. It may go away in time. Has it gotten smaller as many of them will do. Best wishes.
Answered 7/16/2015
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