Mongolian Spot - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

mongolian spot

Body Site

buttock leg diaper area

Age

2 days

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent

Color

blue green

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy newborn was noted to have extensive Mongolian spots on both buttocks and legs but the patches on the right leg and buttock were confluent and prominent with a darker macule on the buttock. There was not asymmetry of the lower extremities and his examination was otherwise normal.

Description

well defined blue-green patch with fuzzy borders and darker 1 cm macule within

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2/17/2008 22:32:26

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