An African-American woman noticed some bruises on her newborn daughter's buttocks.The client asks the nurse what causes these.How would the nurse best explain this integumentary finding to the client?

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Mongolian spot is a common benign finding in infants, especially those of African-American, Asian, and Hispanic ethnicity. It appears as bluish-gray pigmented areas, typically on the lower back and buttocks, and is caused by the entrapment of melanocytes in the dermis during embryonic development. It usually fades by the age of 4-5 years.

An African-American Woman Noticed Some Bruises on Her Newborn Daughter's