▁ben ign ▁tum ors ▁in ▁b ab ies , ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁about ▁ 5 %. ▁They ▁occur ▁more ▁frequently ▁in ▁females , ▁white ▁people , ▁pre em ies , ▁and ▁low ▁birth ▁weight ▁b ab ies . ▁The ▁word ▁" hem ang i oma " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁ha ima ▁( α <0xE1> <0xBC> <0xB7> μ α ) ▁meaning ▁" blo od "; ▁ange ion ▁( ἀ γ γ ε ῖ ο ν ) ▁meaning ▁" v essel "; ▁and ▁- oma ▁(- ω μ α ) ▁meaning ▁" t um or ". ▁ ▁Sign s ▁and ▁sympt oms ▁ ▁Inf ant ile ▁hem ang iom as ▁typically ▁develop ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁weeks ▁or ▁months ▁of ▁life . ▁They ▁are ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁C au cas ians , ▁in ▁prem ature ▁children ▁whose ▁birth ▁weight ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁, ▁in ▁females , ▁and ▁in ▁tw in ▁birth s . ▁Early ▁les ions ▁may ▁res emble ▁a ▁red ▁scratch ▁or ▁patch , ▁a ▁white ▁patch , ▁or ▁a ▁bru ise . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁occurs ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁neck , ▁but ▁they ▁can ▁occur ▁almost ▁anywhere . ▁ ▁The ▁appearance ▁and ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁I H ▁depends ▁on ▁its ▁location ▁and ▁depth ▁within ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁skin . ▁ ▁Super f icial ▁I H s ▁are ▁situated ▁higher ▁in ▁the ▁skin ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁bright ▁red , ▁er yth emat ous ▁to ▁re dd ish - pur ple ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Super f icial ▁les ions ▁can ▁be ▁flat