Catalog

Naevus of Ota

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Naevus of Ota – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1221094078

A circumscribed area of slate-brown or blue macular pigmentation involving the skin supplied by the first and second branches of the trigeminal nerve and the ipsilateral conjunctiva. It is usually unilateral and usually present at birth. It is commonest in the Japanese. Pigmentation persists throughout life.