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Dermoscopy of a blue naevus on the scalp (BlueN-patient6)
Keywords: 37 years, Benign melanocytic naevus, Blue-grey colour, Dermoscopy, Head, Homogenous structureless pattern, Temple
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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