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Dermoscopic image of a blue naevus (BlueN-patient4)
Keywords: 34 years, Benign melanoctyic naevus, Blue-grey periphery, Central brown pigmentation, Dermoscopy, Fading border, Homogenous pattern, Homogenous structureless pattern, Shoulder, Skin of colour, Symmetry, Useless
A blue naevus (nevus in American spelling) is a type of melanocytic naevus in which spindle-shaped or, less commonly, ovoid naevus cells are located most often wholly but at least partially within the dermis.
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