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Frequency and characteristics of mongolian spots among Turkish children in Aegean region.
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TL;DR: Identifying mongolian spots and informing parents are essential to strengthen the family-doctor relationship and to evaluate parental approach to these lesions.
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Abstract: Mongolian spots, which are benign congenital lesions observed in the first years of life, can cause distress for parents due to aberrant localization as well as unexpected number and size. Therefore, efficient differential diagnosis is necessary. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and characteristics of mongolian spots in 1-12-month-old children in a west Anatolian city and to evaluate parental approach to these lesions. The study included 924 children who presented to Ege University Hospital Healthy Child Outpatient Department between January and August 2003. A questionnaire was applied to the families while all children were examined scrupulously for the presence of mongolian spots. The frequency of these lesions in the study population was determined to be 26%; this rate was 20% and 31% in boys and girls, respectively. No lesion was detected in blond-haired children; however, it was detected in 47% of brunettes. Most common localizations were lumbosacral, gluteal, and back, though knee, scalp and feet were also encountered. Upon questioning, most parents stated it was a birth mark; however, 10% accepted to consult a doctor about the issue. In conclusion, identifying mongolian spots and informing parents are essential to strengthen the family-doctor relationship.
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The Mongolian Spot A Study of Ethnic Differences and a Literature Review
TL;DR: Four hundred thirty-seven consecutively born full-term neonates, delivered at Jackson Memorial Hospital, were examined for the presence of mongolian spots (MS), which found that the color was most commonly blue-green, but was also commonly greenish-blue, blue-gray, or brown.
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TL;DR: The presence of various types of birthmarks was determined in 3,345 Chinese infants under 48 hours of age and non-birthmark skin changes were observed: erythema toxicum neonatorum, preauricular tags, and hyperpigmented scrotum.
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Evaluation of physical abuse in children.
TL;DR: Family physicians who are involved in the care of children are likely to encounter child abuse and should be able to recognize its common presentations, and a history that is inconsistent with the patient's injuries is the hallmark of physical abuse.
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Extensive mongolian spots with involvement of the scalp.
Alexander K. C. Leung,C. P. Kao +1 more
TL;DR: A Chinese infant boy had extensive Mongolian spots in the occipital, gluteal, sacrococcygeal, and lumbar areas and the occurrence of a Mongolian spot in the scalp area has not been previously reported.
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Overturning the diagnosis of child abuse.
TL;DR: Three cases of bullous impetigo, one of a Mongolian spot, and one of constriction of the toe by a hair, were mistakenly diagnosed as cases of child abuse.