Blue nevus

MONDO:0006680

An intradermal nevus characterized by the presence of benign pigmented dendritic spindle-shaped melanocytes. It most frequently occurs in the skin of the distal upper extremities, followed by the lower extremities, scalp, face, and buttocks. It usually presents as a single blue or blue-black papular lesion less than 1cm in diameter. Simple excision is usually curative.

Also known as: blue Nevus of skin, blue Nevus of the skin, blue nevus, blue skin Nevus, Jadassohn-TiC(che nevus, Jadassohn-TiC(che syndrome, Jadassohn-Tièche nevus, Jadassohn-Tièche syndrome

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