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Dark patch on newborn face

2018-01-19 15:14:05
My 7 week old baby has a light brown patch which starts from middle of his forehead covers his nose right eye and till the middle of his right cheek. It wasn’t present at birth but started to appear as his skin colour started to reduce. It hasn’t spread since I last saw few weeks back. What is it?
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Greetings. This could be a nevus. Some such lesions may not be apparent at birth but become prominent later. Kindly send images on follow up - chat - so that a confirmatory diagnosis can be made or see a qualified dermatologist near you. Warm regards. Bengaluru

Answered2018-01-22 11:21:54

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