Mongoloid spot in a newborn and in an adult (photo)

Mongoloid spot - a patch of skin with altered pigmentation, from gray-blue to blue-black. They are detected immediately after the birth of the child. In most cases, located in the sacral and lumbar region, often go over to the buttocks. Less often you can spot spots or multiple markings on other parts of the body.

The Mongoloid spot in children has received such a name for the simple reason that it is found only in newborns belonging to the Mongoloid race. The Japanese, Mongols, Indonesians, Eskimos and other people with yellow skin color, produce children with such spots.

Europeans do not have these spots. Only 1% of the newborns of the white race had similar marks. However, this only means that one of the ancestors was yellow-skinned.

According to statistics, every two-hundredth Asian bearer of a special gene. This gene belongs to one person who lived around the 12th century. He was called "Genghis Khan's gene," since it is believed that today there are about 16 million people who are distant descendants of this great conqueror.

It is curious that the Mongoloid spot does not matter. It can be considered only as a clue to scientists engaged in research on the mysteries of evolution. Influences neither on health, nor on physiology, nor on physical characteristics of the person it does not render.

The presence of these spots different people perceive differently. Most consider this a divine mark, confirming that the child really belongs to his people. But there are those for whom such marks are considered shame.

Causes

Skin color directly depends on the pigment cells, called melanocytes. It is these cells that are responsible for coloring the human skin. It is estimated that for every square millimeter of the epidermis there are about 2 thousand melanocytes. But color does not depend on the number of cells, but only on their activity. Incorrect functioning of melanocytes leads to a number of diseases, such as halonews, vitiligo and others.

In people belonging to the white race, the production of melanin is very small, the activation of cells occurs only when exposed to strong sunlight. The result of this activity is sunburn. Black and yellow skin produces a pigment constantly, from this in the inhabitants of Africa, Australia and Asia, it has a color characterizing their belonging to their race.

While the human embryo develops, melanocytes migrate from the deep layers of the skin to the surface layers. Scientists suggest that the appearance of the stain is due to the unfinished migration process. Probably, some part of melanocytes does not come to the surface, but remains in the depths of the skin. The pigment produced by them forms a Mongoloid spot.

Thus, it becomes clear that the cause of the appearance of markers is the pathology of embryo development, which, in turn, is due to the presence of a special gene.

Appearance

Dark mark - congenital nevus. In most cases, the Mongoloid spot on the newborn has a blue-gray color that resembles a bruise. Sometimes these spots are blue-black or blue-brown. A distinctive feature of these particular spots is the uniform coloration throughout the area with altered pigmentation.

The shape of the stain can be quite different, mostly irregular in shape. Dimensions also do not have standards - they come from specks not exceeding the size of a coin, to large spots covering the entire back.

The Mongoloid spot in the newborn is most often concentrated on the lower back or the sacrum. But other places of occurrence are quite probable: spots appear on the legs, back, forearms and even hands. Very rarely there are even migrating spots, gradually moving, for example, from the buttocks to the lower back and back.

Most often the spot is in a single copy, but there are also manifestations of multiple markers.

Immediately after birth, "blots" darken, but as time goes on they become paler and smaller. Almost all children have a uniform color by the age of 5 years. Rarely marks can be found in adolescents. Mongoloid spots in an adult remain only in the event that in childhood they were many, and in atypical places.

Diagnostics

Having found out an incomprehensible spot on a skin of the child, it is necessary to address to the dermatologist. The doctor will conduct a special examination to make sure that these are not pathological nevus pigmentosa, since some of their species may be melanoma-hazardous. If one of these options is found, it is necessary to constantly monitor the dermatologist and oncologist.

To distinguish the Mongoloid spot from other types of nevus, spend syakopia and dermatoscopy. If the diagnosis needs clarification, the doctor can prescribe a biopsy of the pigmented area.

Treatment

If the dermatologist's examination is completed and he is sure of the diagnosis, the stain does not need treatment. It is not necessary to get registered with specialists. The Mongoloid spot does not cause any inconvenience and passes in a few years.

Prevention

Since the "mark of God" is not a disease, there is no prevention from it. The prognosis for such a nevus is positive. During the entire period of observation of these spots, there was not a single case of his degeneration into melanoma. For this reason, there is no need for medical supervision.

In most cases, the stain disappears by five years. But even in those rare cases when it remains for life, it has no effect on the health or functions of the body.

Attitude

The Mongoloid spot, the photo of which accompanies this article, has different meanings among different peoples. For example, in Brazil, it is a shame to have such marks, parents carefully hide this fact, even from the closest relatives, not to mention strangers. In addition, the color of the spot in Brazilians is close to greenish, so if a nevus is suddenly found in an adult person, it will be teased with "green".

For most of the people, the stain is "the slap of the Buddha", "the kiss of God." It is believed that a child with such a mark will be happy, since God (Buddha, Allah) looks after him. And, of course, this is an extra opportunity to make sure that the child is a representative of a certain people.