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Superimposed Mongolian Spots
Author(s) -
Leung Alexander K.C.,
Robson William Lane M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00641.x
Subject(s) - bruise , blind spot , spots , medicine , black spot , pathology , surgery , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology , horticulture
We report four Chinese infants with a darker pigmented Mongolian spot superimposed on another Mongolian spot. The presence of a superimposed Mongolian spot has not been previously reported. Mongolian spots can look similar to a bruise and awareness of these lesions is important to avoid unjustified consideration of injury or child abuse.