title: Homogeneous blue pattern: A rare presentation in an acral congenital melanocytic nevus.
abstract: Acral melanocytic nevi are relatively frequent in the palmoplantar location. In congenital nevi various characteristic dermoscopic patterns have been described, such as reticular and globular patterns, brown pigmented areas, and areas with peripilar depigmentation. However, there are few reports on the dermoscopic pattern of acral congenital nevi. The homogeneous blue pattern is typical of blue nevus and is not typical of acral localization and metastasis of cutaneous melanoma. However, this pattern should be considered characteristic of acral congenital nevus.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico San Cecilio.
authors.forename: Francisco Manuel
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Almazán-Fernández
authors.forename: Maria-Antonia
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fernández-Pugnaire
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández-Gil
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arias-Santiago
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abad-Romero
authors.forename: Salvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serrano-Ortega
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naranjo-Sintes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D046169:Dermoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome