Зображення 01118. Mongolian spots on the back of an infant

Mongolian spots (blue spots) on the lower back and on the buttocks of an infant. These blue-gray completely harmless pigmented skin lesion is most clearly visible in the infanthood and disappears with the years. As it resembles a bruise it may falsely raise suspicions of child abuse. In Asian and black-skinned populations this condition is seen in up to 90% of babies; in Caucasians it is rare.