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Oculo-Dermal Melanosis (Nevus of Ota)

Oculo-Dermal Melanosis (Nevus of Ota)
Episcleral pigmentation may occur independently or in connection with pigmentation of the lids and the surrounding skin (oculodermal melanosis). Increased risk of malignant melanomas in caucasians.
Machemer, Robert, M.D., Duke Univ. Medical School, Durham, NC, USA
D22.16, L81.9
Sclera -> Tumors, Neoplasma -> Benign
sclera
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