SKIN MARKINGS IN NEGRO CHILDREN FROM THE WEST INDIES.

Three hundred and forty-six West Indian children aged 0 to 11 were examined for mongolian spots and Volgt's lines. The incidence of mongolian spots showed a linear drop with age; they were present In 95%, of children under a year and 3%, of children aged 10. Thus they are common in children over a year. Linear differences in pigmentation along the anterior border of the arm were found in 2%, of the 235 children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]