Mother Refuses to Go Outside After Baby Is Born with Black Spots
When Stephanie and Dan Dworsky held their newborn son, Kacy, for the first time on June 9, 2016, they were overcome with love — but also confusion and fear. What should have been one of the happiest moments of their lives quickly turned into an emotional and medical rollercoaster. Their baby, just minutes old, had large, dark spots scattered across his tiny body — covering his face, legs, back, and especially one arm. These were not ordinary birthmarks. Doctors soon diagnosed him with congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN), a rare skin condition that only affects about 1 in every 500,000 babies. Kacy was born with both “satellite nevi” (smaller black or brown spots) and a Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus on his left arm. The condition occurs during fetal development, caused by a mutation that leads pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) to cluster together abnormally in the skin. Although CMN is mostly a cosmetic issue, it can carry an increased — though small — risk of skin cancer, particularly melanoma. But for most…
When Stephanie and Dan Dworsky held their newborn son, Kacy, for the first time on June 9, 2016, they were overcome with love — but also confusion and fear. What should have been one of the happiest moments of their lives quickly turned into an emotional and medical rollercoaster. Their baby, just minutes old, had large, dark spots scattered across his tiny body — covering his face, legs, back, and especially one arm. These were not ordinary birthmarks. Doctors soon diagnosed him with congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN), a rare skin condition that only affects about 1 in every 500,000 babies. Kacy was born with both “satellite nevi” (smaller black or brown spots) and a Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus on his left arm. The condition occurs during fetal development, caused by a mutation that leads pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) to cluster together abnormally in the skin. Although CMN is mostly a cosmetic issue, it can carry an increased — though small — risk of skin cancer, particularly melanoma. But for most…
