Congenital Melanotic Macules of the Tongue: Case Report and Literature Review

• Published in: The Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 847 - 850
• Main Authors: Kim, Kang Hyuk, Cho, Jung Woo, Jung, Seung Hwan, Kim, Jin Su, Park, Je Uk, Kim, Chang Hyen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 대한구강악안면병리학회 31.10.2016
• Subjects: 치의학

Oral hyperpigmentation is common in patients older 40 years. But lesions in a newborn are unusual and congenital melanotic macule of the tongue has rarely been reported. A 2-month-old infant with 3 pigmented lesion on the right side of the dorsal tongue was evaluated. They were brown black but not h...