Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis (Mongolian Spot)

  • Common in infants with pigmented skin
  • Presents with blue-gray macules or patches typically over lumbosacral skin or buttocks
  • If extensive, consider phakomatosis pigmentovascularis
  • Histology: dendritic melanocytes situated in lower half of dermis, cells arranged parallel to epidermis