Challenge: Who is this man and what is the birthmark on his forehead called?
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Monday, April 7, 2008
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Gorbachev!
Port-wine stain (naevus flammeus)
My guess is "port wine stain" associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome, although I don't know a fancy med term for this. Looks kinda like Dick Cheney to me :)
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This is Mikhail Gorbachev who has a port-wine stain on his forehead, a vascular birthmark of dilated capillaries. They may be associated with more severe manifestations such as Sturge-Weber syndrome or Klippel-Tranaunay-Weber syndrome.
Source: Wikipedia.
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