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Rectal Blue Nevus: Distinguishing Features of a Rare Entity

Author(s) -

Neena Mohan,

Christina Tofani,

Peter A. McCue,

Daniel Quirk

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

acg case reports journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112

H-Index - 4

ISSN - 2326-3253

DOI - 10.14309/crj.2016.141

Subject(s) - medicine , hemorrhoids , hyperpigmentation , blue nevus , colonoscopy , rectum , dermatology , sigmoidoscopy , nevus , rectal diseases , past medical history , general surgery , surgery , colorectal cancer , melanoma , cancer research , cancer

A 26-year-old African American man with a history of depression and tuberculosis presented to the gastroenterology department after several months of rectal pain with bowel movements. Colonoscopy revealed hyperpigmentation in the distal rectum and internal hemorrhoids, which resulted in a diagnosis of blue nevi. This is only the third known description of a blue nevus involving the gastrointestinal mucosa.

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