mongolian blue spots…

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mongolian blue spots, neonate, mongolian spots, congenital dermal melanocytosis, dermal melanocytosis, mongolian spots, flat bluish or bluish-gray skin markings that commonly appear at birth, shortly thereafter, mongolian blue spots, common among darker-skinned races, asian, east indian, african, flat, pigmented lesions with unclear borders, irregular shape, appear commonly, the spine, on the buttocks, appear, the shoulders, elsewhere, mongolian spots, benign skin markings, not associated, illnesses, mongolian blue spots, mistaken, bruises, questions, child abuse arise, important to recognize that mongolian blue spots, birthmarks, not bruises, bluish, blue-gray spots on the back, buttocks, base of spine, elsewhere, bruise-like coloration, pigmented area has normal skin texture, cover a large area of back, likely in darker-skinned races, generally disappears by puberty, examination, the skin is sufficient, the spots, mongolian blue spots, no testing, no treatment, bluish discoloration often fades, few years, almost always gone by adolescence, no complications, all birthmarks, examined by the health care provider, a routine newborn examination.