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Incidence of Mongolian Spots and its Common Sites at Two University Hospitals in Tehran, Iran
Author(s) -
REZA ASHRAFI MAHMOUD,
FARAHNAZ GANJI ZADEH,
HAMIDEH SHAJARI,
ALINAGHI SEYED AHMAD SEYED,
SAEED ZANDIEH,
MOSTAFA HOSSEINI
Publication year - 2010
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.1525-1470.2010.01168.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , optics , physics
A total of 2,305 consecutive newborns at Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran, and 1,706 at Lolagar Hospital, Tehran, Iran, were examined for 2 years (2004–2006). Mongolian spots were found in 11.4% and 37.3% of newborns at Shariati and Lolagar hospitals, respectively. The most frequent site of involvement is the sacral, followed by the gluteal area.