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==Epidemiology and demographics== | ==Epidemiology and demographics== | ||
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*The prevalence of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) in newborns is between 0.2 and 6% worldwide.<ref name="pmid17377384">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ingordo V, Gentile C, Iannazzone SS, Cusano F, Naldi L |title=Congenital melanocytic nevus: an epidemiologic study in Italy |journal=Dermatology (Basel) |volume=214 |issue=3 |pages=227–30 |date=2007 |pmid=17377384 |doi=10.1159/000099587 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*The number of acquired moles among white children depends on the geographical area and sun exposure and its intensity.<ref name="pmid15897379">{{cite journal |vauthors=Valiukeviciene S, Miseviciene I, Gollnick H |title=The prevalence of common acquired melanocytic nevi and the relationship with skin type characteristics and sun exposure among children in Lithuania |journal=Arch Dermatol |volume=141 |issue=5 |pages=579–86 |date=May 2005 |pmid=15897379 |doi=10.1001/archderm.141.5.579 |url=}}</ref> | *The number of acquired moles among white children depends on the geographical area and sun exposure and its intensity.<ref name="pmid15897379">{{cite journal |vauthors=Valiukeviciene S, Miseviciene I, Gollnick H |title=The prevalence of common acquired melanocytic nevi and the relationship with skin type characteristics and sun exposure among children in Lithuania |journal=Arch Dermatol |volume=141 |issue=5 |pages=579–86 |date=May 2005 |pmid=15897379 |doi=10.1001/archderm.141.5.579 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of moles appear during the first two decades of a person’s life. <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> | *According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of moles appear during the first two decades of a person’s life. <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> | ||
*Darker skin shades tend to have fewer moles. | *Darker skin shades tend to have fewer moles. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
Prevalence
- The prevalence of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) in newborns is between 0.2 and 6% worldwide.[1]
- The number of acquired moles among white children depends on the geographical area and sun exposure and its intensity.[2]
- According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of moles appear during the first two decades of a person’s life. [3]
- Darker skin shades tend to have fewer moles.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Valiukeviciene S, Miseviciene I, Gollnick H (May 2005). "The prevalence of common acquired melanocytic nevi and the relationship with skin type characteristics and sun exposure among children in Lithuania". Arch Dermatol. 141 (5): 579–86. doi:10.1001/archderm.141.5.579. PMID 15897379.
- ↑ Gallagher RP, McLean DI (July 1995). "The epidemiology of acquired melanocytic nevi. A brief review". Dermatol Clin. 13 (3): 595–603. PMID 7554507.