Causes of Mongolian spots on babies Slate gray nevi spots appear when melanocytes or cells that produce melanin remain in the deeper skin layers during the development of a child in the womb. It is not yet known why this happens. These spots can appear on anyone, but they are more common...
Abstract To determine the frequency and clinical presentation of Mongolian spots ( MS ) and assess their evolution with age, this study was conducted in three phases. The first phase examined 2,313 babies born at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research between October ...
Table 3: Associations of MS in different studies Kikuchi hypothesized that dermal melanocytes were found in the buttocks of all the newborns irrespective of race. However, some babies had more number of melanocytes as compared to others, and this manifested clinically as a slate blue colour over...
Because of weak, floppy muscles (hypotonia), babies learn to sit up, crawl, and walk much later than their normal peers. Talking is also quite delayed. The level of mental retardation is considered to be mild-to-moderate in Down syndrome. The actual IQ range of Down syndrome children is...
the appearance of a Mongolian spot can be quite alarming. It is important to note that the spots are completely harmless, however. They occur during prenatal development, when deposits of— the substance which gives the skin’s surface its pigmentation — become built up in the deepest layers ...
BACKGROUND: Mongolian spots in the cleft area of cleft lip have been found in some Japanese children. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to study the frequency of cleft lip mongolian spot in children with cleft lip of various severity. METHODS: Sixty-six babies with unilateral cleft lip were divided ...