Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis

Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis

Nevus of Ota, a dermal melanocytic nevus, is rare in the Indian subcontinent. It presents as a brown, blue, or gray patch on the face and is within the distribution of the ophthalmic and maxillary branches of the trigeminal nerve. The oral cavity is infrequently involved in nevus of Ota. Only 11 cas...

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Main Authors: Gaurav Sharma, Archna Nagpal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/670679
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spelling doaj-7d337ac3820d408788aa6c9b585ae9ff2021-07-02T17:54:27ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552011-01-01201110.1155/2011/670679670679Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential DiagnosisGaurav Sharma0Archna Nagpal1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sudha Rustagi Dental College, Faridabad 121002, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, PDM Dental College, Bahadurgarh 124507, IndiaNevus of Ota, a dermal melanocytic nevus, is rare in the Indian subcontinent. It presents as a brown, blue, or gray patch on the face and is within the distribution of the ophthalmic and maxillary branches of the trigeminal nerve. The oral cavity is infrequently involved in nevus of Ota. Only 11 cases have been documented in the English literature. We report a rare case of intraoral nevus of Ota in a 22-year-old male patient. This paper focuses on the differential diagnosis of oral manifestations of nevus of Ota to assist in proper followup to avert malignant transformation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/670679
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Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis
Case Reports in Dentistry
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Archna Nagpal
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title Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis
title_short Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis
title_full Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis
title_fullStr Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis
title_sort nevus of ota with rare palatal involvement: a case report with emphasis on differential diagnosis
publisher Hindawi Limited
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description Nevus of Ota, a dermal melanocytic nevus, is rare in the Indian subcontinent. It presents as a brown, blue, or gray patch on the face and is within the distribution of the ophthalmic and maxillary branches of the trigeminal nerve. The oral cavity is infrequently involved in nevus of Ota. Only 11 cases have been documented in the English literature. We report a rare case of intraoral nevus of Ota in a 22-year-old male patient. This paper focuses on the differential diagnosis of oral manifestations of nevus of Ota to assist in proper followup to avert malignant transformation.
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