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Mongolian blue spots

Neonate

Mongolian spots; Congenital dermal melanocytosis; Dermal melanocytosis

No treatment is necessary or recommended.

The spots often fade in a few years and are almost always gone by adolescence.

There are no complications.

All birthmarks should be examined by a health care provider during the routine newborn examination.

Review Date: 05/13/2011
Reviewed By: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.  Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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