Melanotic macules of the tongue in a newborn

Authors
Menni, S Boccardi, D
Citation
S. Menni et D. Boccardi, Melanotic macules of the tongue in a newborn, J AM ACAD D, 44(6), 2001, pp. 1048-1049
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology,"da verificare
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
01909622 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1048 - 1049
Database
ISI
SICI code
0190-9622(200106)44:6<1048:MMOTTI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A newborn had 3 blue-black macules on the left side of the dorsal tongue. C linical 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 fe atures led to the diagnosis of oral physiologic melanosis.