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Case Reports
. 2017 May 19:7:38-39.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2017.05.004. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Melanosis oculi

Osama M Mustafa  1 , Yassine J Daoud  2
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Case Reports

Melanosis oculi

Osama M Mustafa et al. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ABCDEF guide; Melanocytosis; Melanoma; Melanosis oculi; Ultraviolet light; Uveal nevus.

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Biomicroscopic image of the left eye showing deep-brown, velvety sectoral lesion covering the entire iridal margin between 1 and 5 o'clock position (Figure A and B). Patchy areas with bluish hue involving the sclera can be seen at the same side of the iridal nevus (Figure A and C). (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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