Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues

Klaudia Lipińska; Natalia Bień; Maria Rajczak; Michał Niedźwiedź; Paweł Kowalski; Aleksandra Kobusiewicz; Igor Bednarski; Małgorzata Skibińska; Joanna Narbutt; Anna Zalewska-Janowska; Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny; Magdalena Ciażyńska; Aleksandra Lesiak

doi:10.5114/ada.2025.152120

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Original paper

Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues

Klaudia Lipińska

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Natalia Bień

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Maria Rajczak

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Michał Niedźwiedź

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Paweł Kowalski

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Aleksandra Kobusiewicz

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Igor Bednarski

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Małgorzata Skibińska

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Joanna Narbutt

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Anna Zalewska-Janowska

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Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny

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Magdalena Ciażyńska

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Aleksandra Lesiak

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Student Scientific Research Club of Experimental, Clinical and Procedural Dermatology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Department of Dermatology, Paediatric Dermatology and Dermatological Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
International Doctoral School, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Department of Psychodermatology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Department of Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Laboratory of Autoinflammatory, Genetic and Rare Skin Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Adv Dermatol Allergol 2025; XLII (3): 313-319

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.152120

Online publish date: 2025/06/13

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Lipińska K, Bień N, Rajczak M, et al. Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2025;42(3):313-319. doi:10.5114/ada.2025.152120.

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Lipińska, K., Bień, N., Rajczak, M., Niedźwiedź, M., Kowalski, P.,  & Kobusiewicz, A. et al. (2025). Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 42(3), 313-319. https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.152120

Chicago

Lipińska, Klaudia, Natalia Bień, Maria Rajczak, Michał Niedźwiedź, Paweł Kowalski, Aleksandra Kobusiewicz,  and Igor Bednarski et al. 2025. "Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues". Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii 42 (3): 313-319. doi:10.5114/ada.2025.152120.

Harvard

Lipińska, K., Bień, N., Rajczak, M., Niedźwiedź, M., Kowalski, P., Kobusiewicz, A., Bednarski, I., Skibińska, M., Narbutt, J., Zalewska-Janowska, A., Sobolewska-Sztychny, D., Ciażyńska, M.,  and Lesiak, A. (2025). Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 42(3), pp.313-319. https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.152120

MLA

Lipińska, Klaudia et al. "Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues." Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, vol. 42, no. 3, 2025, pp. 313-319. doi:10.5114/ada.2025.152120.

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Lipińska K, Bień N, Rajczak M, Niedźwiedź M, Kowalski P, Kobusiewicz A et al. Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2025;42(3):313-319. doi:10.5114/ada.2025.152120.

Introduction:
Port-wine stain (PWS) is a congenital vascular malformation. It can result in inferior quality of life or stigmatization. Multiple questionnaires are used to collect data about patients’ mental state.

Aim:
The aim of the study was to investigate psychosocial well-being of patients with PWS using standardized tools and raise the awareness of the importance of mental health care in dermatological conditions.

Material and methods:
59 adult patients filled an online survey consisting of 5 psychological questionnaires: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Skindex-29, Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire (PSQ), Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire (DCQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and also provided demographic data and lesion characteristics. The data were subjected to analysis.

Results:
Out of the 59 patients, 86.4% were females and 13.6% were males. The mean age was 32.12 years. According to DLQI, quality of life was decreased in 52.5% of patients. According to HADS, 45.8% of patients were affected by anxiety and 22% by depression. Skindex-29 revealed that PWS had a moderate negative influence on patients’ life. In more than half of the patients, perception of their body was disturbed due to DCQ results.

Conclusions:
PWS affects psychosocial well-being of patients including their quality of life, self-perception of the body or feeling of stigmatization. Interdisciplinary approach is needed to provide patients with necessary psychological or psychiatric care.

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Port-wine stain and its influence on patients’ quality of life and psychosocial issues

quality of life, port-wine stain