Mongolian spot
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Mongolian spot
noun Mongolian spots · Mongoloid spot · mongoloid spot
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A benign, flat, congenital, usually blue to blue-black birthmark on the lower back with wavy borders and irregular shape, prevalent among East Asians, South-East Asians, Central Asians, Siberians, Polynesians, Native Americans and East Africans. It normally disappears three to five years after birth and almost always by puberty.
Mongolian spots are produced by melanocyte leftovers that do not migrate into the epidermis; they remain deeper than usual in the lumbar-sacral region, resulting in blue coloration of the skin. Mongolian spots occur mainly on the buttocks and lower back, and occasionally on the abdomen, thighs, and
Similar: congenital dermal melanocytosis, dermal melanocytosis, Mongoloid spot
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noun congenital birthmark in lower back
| Español | mancha mongólica, melanocitosis dérmica congénita, callana, mancha de los morenos |
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| 한국어 | 몽골반 monggolban |
| 中文 | 胎斑 tāibān, 蒙古斑 ménggǔbān |
| Français | tache mongoloïde, tache mongolique, tache bleue mongolique, tache pigmentaire congénitale (TPC) |
| Deutsch | Mongolenfleck, Asiatenfleck, Sakralfleck, Steißfleck, Hunnenfleck, kongenitale dermale Melanozytose |
| Italiano | macchia mongolica |
| Русский | монго́льское пятно́ mongólʹskoje pjatnó |
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title = {Mongolian spot},
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