Nevus of Ota – an intraoral presentation: a case report
Abstract Background Nevus of Ota or “oculodermal melanocytosis” is a rare congenital hamartoma of dermal melanocytes causing a blue-gray hyperpigmentation of the eye and surrounding structures. The condition, originally described by Ota and Tanino in 1939, mainly affects the ophthalmic and maxillary...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2101-0 |