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Darker skin shades, however, tend to have fewer moles. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of moles appear during the first two decades of a person’s life while about one in every 100 babies is born with moles. Some folklore about moles includes the notion that picking at a mole can cause it to become [[cancerous]] or grow back larger. | Darker skin shades, however, tend to have fewer moles. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of moles appear during the first two decades of a person’s life while about one in every 100 babies is born with moles. Some folklore about moles includes the notion that picking at a mole can cause it to become [[cancerous]] or grow back larger.<ref name="pmid7554507">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gallagher RP, McLean DI |title=The epidemiology of acquired melanocytic nevi. A brief review |journal=Dermatol Clin |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=595–603 |date=July 1995 |pmid=7554507 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN)=== | ===Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN)=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qurrat-ul-ain Abid, M.D.[2]
Overview
Darker skin shades tend to have fewer moles compared to fair complexion.
Epidemiology and demographics
Darker skin shades, however, tend to have fewer moles. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of moles appear during the first two decades of a person’s life while about one in every 100 babies is born with moles. Some folklore about moles includes the notion that picking at a mole can cause it to become cancerous or grow back larger.[1]
Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN)
- The prevalence of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) in newborns is between 0.2 and 6% worldwide.[2]
References
- ↑ Gallagher RP, McLean DI (July 1995). "The epidemiology of acquired melanocytic nevi. A brief review". Dermatol Clin. 13 (3): 595–603. PMID 7554507.
- ↑ Ingordo V, Gentile C, Iannazzone SS, Cusano F, Naldi L (2007). "Congenital melanocytic nevus: an epidemiologic study in Italy". Dermatology (Basel). 214 (3): 227–30. doi:10.1159/000099587. PMID 17377384.