Probably a really silly answer, but they weren't Mongolian spots? Although
they are normally over the sacral region. My oldest child had quite
prominent Mong spots and quite large, had to educate the local childcare
about them - I think they thought I had been thumping him, they looked like
Sounds like Mongolian spots to me. You tend to see them more often on babies
with dark or olive skin and they eventually fade but it can take a few
years. They look like bruises and are usually situated over the lower back
or buttocks.
Leanne.
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brendamanning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mongolian spots are not transient ie pass in the first few hours. They fade
over months or years.
Sounds circulatory to me esp with the achrocyanosis.
Transient changes like this sound like harlequin colo(u)r change. Is
there a sharp demarcation in the
: brendamanning [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Blue patches on neonate
Mongolian spots are not transient ie pass in the first few hours. They
fade over months or years.
Sounds circulatory to me esp
