Sunday, October 9, 2011

Nevus of Ota: morphological patterns and distribution in 47 Yemeni cases

Abstract

Background  Nevus of Ota is a rare pigmentary disorder characterized by melanocytic hamartoma of the skin along the distribution of trigeminal nerve branches.


Aim  To study the morphological features of nevus of Ota, and their relation with facial regions and trigeminal branches areas.


Methods  Patients with nevus of Ota who attended Kuwait University Hospital dermatology clinic and a private dermatology clinic in Sana’a, Yemen, between January 2008 and December 2010, were clinically evaluated. The morphology of nevus of Ota was classified to homogenous, speckled or mixed. The distribution of the lesions was ...

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