Concept information
Preferred term
Mongolian Spot
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Blue Spot, Mongolian
- Mongolian Blue Spot
Note
- coordinate IM with SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + site (IM or NIM) if relevant
Scope note
- A bluish-gray to gray-brown benign, melanocytic nevus found usually in the LUMBOSACRAL REGION of dark-skinned people, especially those of East Asian ancestry. It is usually congenital or appears shortly after birth, and disappears in childhood.
History note
- 2005
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D049328
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