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Descriptor English: Nevus of Ota
Descriptor Spanish: Nevo de Ota
Descriptor nevo de Ota
Scope note: Lesión macular en un lado de la CARA, que afecta a la CONJUNTIVA y los PÁRPADOS, así como a la piel facial adyacente, la ESCLERÓTICA, los MÚSCULOS OCULOMOTORES y el PERIOSTIO. Las características histológicas varían de las de la MANCHA MONGÓLICA al NEVO AZUL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nevo de Ota
Descriptor French: Naevus de Ota
Entry term(s): Nevus, Ota's
Ota Nevus
Ota's Nevus
Otas Nevus
Tree number(s): C04.557.665.560.615.585
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009507
Scope note: A macular lesion on the side of the FACE, involving the CONJUNCTIVA and EYELIDS, as well as the adjacent facial skin, SCLERA; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; and PERIOSTEUM. Histological features vary from those of a MONGOLIAN SPOT to those of a BLUE NEVUS.
Annotation: coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS + site if relevant
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Nevus (1966-1986)
Nevus, Pigmented (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under NEVUS, PIGMENTED 1987-90
History Note: 91(87); was see under NEVUS, PIGMENTED 1987-90
DeCS ID: 29456
Unique ID: D009507
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/18
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Nevus of Ota - Preferred
Concept UI M0014787
Scope note A macular lesion on the side of the FACE, involving the CONJUNCTIVA and EYELIDS, as well as the adjacent facial skin, SCLERA; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; and PERIOSTEUM. Histological features vary from those of a MONGOLIAN SPOT to those of a BLUE NEVUS.
Preferred term Nevus of Ota
Entry term(s) Nevus, Ota's
Ota Nevus
Ota's Nevus
Otas Nevus



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