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A Case of Nevus of Ota Associated with Agminated Blue Nevus
Xinyi Xie1,2, Jiaoquan Chen1,2, Xin Zhou1
1Department of Dermatology, Guangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Dermal melanocytosis is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped melanocytes in the dermis. Common forms include Mongolian spots, nevus of Ota, nevus of Ito, and blue nevus. Nevus of Ota typically presents as bluish-brown patches involving the sclera and the cutaneous regions innervated by the ophthalmic and maxillary branches of the trigeminal nerve unilaterally. Blue nevus usually manifests as a solitary lesion. Agminated blue nevus is a rare variant that often presents as grouped, linear, or blaschkoid-distributed deep blue macules or papules. Only a few cases have reported the co-occurrence of nevus of Ota and agminated blue nevus. We herein report a case of extensive nevus of Ota combined with agminated blue nevus involving all three branches of the trigeminal nerve.
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