salmon patch

salmon patch A small flat patch of pink or red (salmon-colored) skin, most commonly found on the forehead between the eyebrows (called an angel’s kiss), on the eyelids, or on the nape of the neck (called a stork bite). Salmon patches are seen in 30 to 40 percent of newborns and are usually most noticeable when the baby cries. A salmon patch is a collection of capillaries. Salmon patches are of no consequence and tend to disappear in time. Also known as nevus simplex, stork bite.