Atypical localized Mongolian spots in dark pigmented skin - a challenge for forensic medical examination.
Assessment of dark pigmented skin
Child abuse
Hematomas
Mongolian spots
Journal
International journal of legal medicine
ISSN: 1437-1596
Titre abrégé: Int J Legal Med
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9101456
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jun 2024
01 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
19
03
2024
accepted:
01
05
2024
medline:
1
6
2024
pubmed:
1
6
2024
entrez:
1
6
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The assessment of skin changes in the context of possible child abuse is an important task in forensic medicine. This requires knowledge of pigmentation variants and pigmentation disorders such as congenital dermal melanocytosis, which includes Mongolian spots. Particularly in the case of atypical localization and dark pigmented skin, the differentiation from hematomas can be challenging. A case of two Nigerian siblings with extensive and atypically localized Mongolian spots is reported. The 1.5-year-old girl showed Mongolian spots on her back and the right side of her trunk. The 8-year-old boy showed Mongolian spots only on the back of his thighs. The authors are not aware of any case in which so called Mongolian spots were present exclusively on the back of the thighs and this case is all the more noteworthy as the back of the thigh is a common localization of blunt force trauma.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38822837
doi: 10.1007/s00414-024-03248-6
pii: 10.1007/s00414-024-03248-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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