blue spot

mac·u·la ce·ru·'le·a

a bluish stain on the skin caused by the bites of fleas or lice, especially pediculosis pubis.

Synonym(s): blue spot (1)

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mon·go·li·an spot

(mon-gō'lē-ăn spot)

Any of a number of dark-bluish or mulberry-colored rounded or oval spots on the skin in the sacral region due to the ectopic presence of scattered melanocytes in the dermis. These congenital lesions are frequent in black, Native American, and Asian children from 2-12 years of age after which time they gradually recede; they do not disappear on pressure and are sometimes mistaken for bruises from child abuse.
Synonym(s): blue spot (2) .

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mac·u·la ce·ru·le·a

(mak'yū-lă sĕ-rū'lē-ă)

A bluish stain on the skin caused by the bites of fleas or lice, seen especially in pediculosis pubis.
Synonym(s): blue spot (1) .

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