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Case Reports
. 1992;230(3):226-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF00176293.

Hemi-naevus of Ota: perturbation of neural crest differentiation as a likely mechanism

M T Benson  1 , I G Rennie
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Hemi-naevus of Ota: perturbation of neural crest differentiation as a likely mechanism

M T Benson et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1992.

Abstract

We present a case of oculodermal melanosis that involves the lower eyelid and lower half of the globe in a very clearly defined fashion. We suggest that such a lesion is the result of a local change in embryonic environment occurring during a well-defined stage of ocular development, such that differentiation of neural crest cells into a melanocytic phenotype is favoured.

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