Blue nevus
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| Blue nevus. The blue color is due to the brown pigment in dendritic cells deep within the reticular dermis and light scattering (Tyndall effect) Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology | |
| ICD-O: | 8780-8790 |
| DiseasesDB | 31098 |
| eMedicine | derm/55 |
| MeSH | D018329 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Blue Naevus or Nevus, is a special type of melanotic nevus. It is blue in color as its melanocytes are deeply situated in the skin. The nevus cells are spindle shaped and scattered in deep layers of the dermis. The covering epidermis is normal.