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Mongolian spot |
Bruise by abuse
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| Location |
Frequent:
base of spine,
lower back,
buttocks
Often:
shoulders, upper back,
arms, wrists, legs, ankles,
lateral abdomen
Rare:
palms, soles, face, head
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Frequent:
buttocks, face
Often:
anywhere
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| Color |
Blue, bluish-gray,
bluish-green, blue-black
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Color changes over time:
red-purple →
brownish rust-colored →
fades as healing →
lesions may become
hemorrhagic or necrotic
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| Shape |
Usually irregular and edges are indistinct |
Often reflects shape of object used, such as hands or belt
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| Number |
One or several
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Usually many
sometimes clustered
mix of various healing stages
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| Presence |
Usually present at birth
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Regularly appear after absence, weekends or vacations
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General
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Normal |
Nervous, anxiety, scared,
short stature, taciturn,
undernourishment,
other injuries (black eyes,
burns, humerus fractures,
tibia fractures, ligatures)
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