Open AccessUnilateral nevus of ota: A case report of oculodermal melanocytosis!
Author(s) -
Rashmi Maheshwari,
Vela D Desai,
MV Sunil Kumar,
Isha Gaurav
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of dental and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-6672
pISSN - 2277-4696
DOI - 10.4103/2277-4696.185192
Subject(s) - nevus of ota , dermatology , nevus , medicine , trigeminal nerve , anatomy , melanoma , cancer research
Hulke first described nevus of Ota in 1860, but a detailed description was made first by Ota in 1939 wherein the typical pattern of the bluish black pigmentation along with the cutaneous distribution of the trigeminal nerve were described. This condition is most prevalent in Japanese population but comparatively rare among Indians. Nevus of Ota is a nonhereditary pigmentation disorder, more commonly seen in females. The authors present, yet another case of unilateral nevus of Ota in a young Indian girl