An African-American woman noticed some bruises on her newborn girl's buttocks. She asks the nurse ...

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A Lanugo is the fine, downy hair seen on a term newborn.
B A vascular nevus, commonly called a strawberry mark, is a type of capillary hemangioma.
C A nevus flammeus, commonly called a port-wine stain, is most frequently found on the face.
D A Mongolian spot is a bluish black area of pigmentation that may appear over any part of the exterior surface of the body. It is more commonly noted on the back and buttocks and most frequently is seen on infants whose ethnic origins are Mediterranean, Latin American, Asian, or African.