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Lentigo MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Lentigo
Tree Number(s)
C17.800.621.430.530.550
Unique ID
D007911
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007911
Annotation
a form of melanosis
Scope Note
Small circumscribed melanoses resembling, but differing histologically from, freckles. The concept includes senile lentigo ('liver spots') and nevoid lentigo (nevus spilus, lentigo simplex) and may also occur in association with multiple congenital defects or congenital syndromes (e.g., Peutz-Jeghers syndrome).
Entry Term(s)
Lentigines
Lentiginosis
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2016/07/01
Lentigo Preferred
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