Melanotic macules of the tongue in a newborn.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A newborn had 3 blue-black macules on the left side of the dorsal tongue. Clinical diagnosis was difficult. A biopsy specimen showed focal increase of melanin in the basal cells and subepithelial melanophages. The persistence of the lesions was unchanged at the age of 6 months, and the histologic features led to the diagnosis of oral physiologic melanosis.
Medical subject headings
- Melanosis
- Tongue Diseases