Livedo reticularis, developmental delay and stroke-like episode in a 7-year-old male.
Livedo reticularis is a vascular abnormality of the skin resulting in an erythematous reticular rash. The combination of livedo reticularis and stroke-like episodes in adults is known as Sneddon syndrome [Sneddon, IB (1965). Br J Dermatol 77:180-188]. A similar combination of stroke-like episodes and livedo reticularis has been reported to occur in children [Baxter P et al. (1993). Dev Med Child Neuro 35:917-926]. We present here a 7-year-old male with congenital livedo reticularis, obesity, developmental delay, stroke-like episode, hypertension and cystic kidneys. We summarize our patient's findings and family history, and compare his disorder to other possibly related conditions.
Wheeler
P G
PG
Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5251, USA.
Medina
S
S
Dusick
A
A
Bull
M J
MJ
Andreoli
S P
SP
Edwards-Brown
M
M
Weaver
D D
DD
D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010375:Pedigree; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D018860:Sneddon Syndrome / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis