title: Destructive encephalopathy in incontinentia pigmenti: a case report.
abstract: We report a 2-day-old neonate with incontinentia pigmenti combined with destructive encephalopathy. Generalized seizures developed soon after birth; characteristic papulovesicles and hyperpigmented linear streaks appeared several days later. The brain CT scan showed multiple low density areas with cortical atrophy and ventricular enlargement. Histopathological examination favored the diagnosis of incontinentia pigmenti. Although a series of microbiological examinations failed to identify any infectious agent, the patient was still treated vigorously with anticonvulsants, systemic antibiotics, and acyclovir from the beginning of hospitalization. However, the seizures persisted, and the patient died 26 days after birth. Our report suggests that incontinentia pigmenti with encephalopathy may have a fatal prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007184:Incontinentia Pigmenti / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants