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Blue Nevus
Aka: Blue Nevus, Cellular Blue Nevus
- Epidemiology
- Typical onset in children
- Pathophysiology
- Dermal Nevus whose brown pigment reflects blue light and absorbs other light wavelengths
- Signs
- Round, regular, slightly elevated blue appearing nevus with size <5mm
- Distribution
- Extremities
- Dorsal hands
- Signs: Cellular Blue Nevus (variant)
- Uncommon variant that is 1 cm and typically located on the buttock
- Management
- Transformation into Melanoma is rare but can occur
- Lesions are dark and may be difficult to distinguish from Melanoma
- Biopsy suspicious lesions
- Reference
- Habif (2003) Clinical Dermatology, 4th ed.. Mosby, p. 773-813