title: Superimposed Mongolian spots.
abstract: We report four Chinese infants with a darker pigmented Mongolian spot superimposed on another Mongolian spot. The presence of a superimposed Mongolian spot has not been previously reported. Mongolian spots can look similar to a bruise and awareness of these lesions is important to avoid unjustified consideration of injury or child abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. aleung@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: Alexander K C
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: William Lane M
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Robson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D049328:Mongolian Spot / Q000473:pathology*; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous / Q000473:pathology; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010808:Physical Examination; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*