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Nevus of Ota: A series of 15 cases

Introduction

The term ceruloderma [1] was first introduced in 1980 to describe various clinical syndromes characterized by melanin and nonmelanin pigmentation of the dermis. The nevus of Ota consists of hyperpigmentation of facial skin and mucous membranes in the distribution of the ophthalmic, maxillary and occasionally, the mandibular divisions of the facial nerve. [2] The dermal lesions are bluish, confluent, nonhairy, flat, pigmented macules with poorly defined margins. The melanocytosis also affects the oral cavity, nasal mucosa, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, orbital fissures, meninges and the brain. [3] Tanino [4] has classified the nevus of Ota into four types:

Type I.

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