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Published on: June 10, 2025
Incidence of Mongolian spots and its common sites at two university hospitals in Tehran, Iran
Ashrafi Mahmoud Reza1, Ganji Zadeh Farahnaz, Shajari Hamideh
1Children's Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and Department of Pediatrics, Lolagar Hospital, Tehran, Iran. mr_ashrafi@yahoo.com
Abstract:
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.
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