A Case of Congenital Common Blue Nevus of the Upper Lip.
- Author:
Joong Sun LEE
1
;
Jeong Eun DO
;
You Chan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. maychan@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Blue nevus;
Congenital;
Upper lip
- MeSH:
Dermis;
Foot;
Hand;
Lip*;
Melanins;
Melanocytes;
Mouth;
Nevus, Blue*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(1):40-42
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The blue nevus consists of papules or a plaque-like aggregate of aberrant dermal melanocytes actively producing melanin in the reticular dermis. The common blue nevus clinically presents as a 2~10 mm sized, well-demarcated, papular, bluish-black lesion, typically on the dorsal surface of the hands or feet. However, it has rarely been reported on the mucosal lesions such as the oral cavity. It is usually seen as an aquired form. We report a case of a large, congenital, common blue nevus on the upper lip.
