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Dermoscopy of a benign blue naevus (BlueN-patient3)
Keywords: 27 years, Back, Benign melanocytic naevus, Central brown pigmentation, Dermoscopy, Fading border, Homogenous structureless pattern, Skin of colour, Steel-blue colour
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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