ISSN: 1859 - 2872
A study on the clinical characteristics of nevus of Ota: Analysis of 176 cases
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Objective: To examination of some clinical features of Ota’s nevus patients treated at 108 Military Central Hospital. Subject and method: A cross-sectional descriptive study of Ota’s nevus was conducted by reviewing the clinical characteristics and photographs of one hundred and seventy-six patients. Statistical analysis was used to compare outcomes and determine contributing factors. Result: 161 patients were in accordance with Tanino’s classification (91.48%), in which there were cases of type I (30.7%), cases of type II (28.4%), of type III (24.27%), and of type IV (5.11%). The remaining cases were not in line with Tanino’s classification 15 (8.52%).169 patients were in line with PUMCH’s classification (96.02%), and 3.98% patients were not 7/176 (3.98%). Conclusion: The clinical feature of Ota’s nevus is so complicated, there are not any classifications covered all cases.
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