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Pediatric dermatology | Vol.27, Issue.4 | | Pages 397-8

Incidence of Mongolian spots and its common sites at two university hospitals in Tehran, Iran.

Ashrafi Mahmoud, Reza Ganji Zadeh, Farahnaz Shajari, Hamideh Seyed Ahmad Seyed, Alinaghi Zandieh, Saeed Hosseini, Mostafa

Abstract

A total of 2,305 consecutive newborns at Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran, and 1,706 at Lolagar Hospital, Tehran, Iran, were examined for 2 years (2004-2006). Mongolian spots were found in 11.4% and 37.3% of newborns at Shariati and Lolagar hospitals, respectively. The most frequent site of involvement is the sacral, followed by the gluteal area.

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Incidence of Mongolian spots and its common sites at two university hospitals in Tehran, Iran.

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Lolagar Hospital Tehran newborns Shariati Iran site involvement area

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Ashrafi Mahmoud, Reza Ganji Zadeh, Farahnaz Shajari, Hamideh Seyed Ahmad Seyed, Alinaghi Zandieh, Saeed Hosseini, Mostafa,.Incidence of Mongolian spots and its common sites at two university hospitals in Tehran, Iran.. 27 (4),397-8.

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