Incontinentia pigmenti: a review.
The first reported case of the rare genodermatosis incontinentia pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome) affecting a 6-week-old Qatari girl is presented. An interesting feature in our patient is the simultaneous presence of several stages of lesion evolution. The clinical and pathologic features of incontinentia pigmenti are reviewed briefly.
el-Benhawi
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Department of Dermatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, Arabian Gulf.
George
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D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007184:Incontinentia Pigmenti / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D007223:Infant; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities