Incidence of Mongolian Spots and its Common Sites at Two University Hospitals in Tehran, Iran

@article{Reza2010IncidenceOM,
  title={Incidence of Mongolian Spots and its Common Sites at Two University Hospitals in Tehran, Iran},
  author={Ashrafi Mahmoud Reza and Ganji Zadeh Farahnaz and Shajari Hamideh and Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi and Zandieh Saeed and Hosseini Seyyed Mostafa},
  journal={Pediatric Dermatology},
  year={2010},
  volume={27}
}
Key MethodA 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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