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vascular vs.

cavernous hemangioma (blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome)
glomus tumor
maculae cerulae
angiokeratomas

 

adnexal vs.

apocrine hydrocystoma
eccrine spiradenoma
pilomatricoma

 

deposition vs.

argyria

 

dermal melanocytosis

blue nevus
nevus of Ota

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1Blue lunula ddx:
Wilsons disease (rare)
argyria
drugs: (phenophthalein, busulfan, anti-malarials)

 

 

minocycline can cause blue pigment (esp. legs or gums)