title: X-Linked reticulate pigmentary disorder in a female patient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder is a very rare cutaneous condition characterized by different clinical manifestations according to sex.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a 31-year-old woman with X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On examination, there were multiple, asymptomatic, brownish macules in linear and whorled patterns over the trunk, axillae, groin, and extremities. The woman had not experienced any systemic manifestations involving the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, or ocular systems. Her hair, teeth, and nails were normal on close observation. All laboratory data were within the normal range. A genetic study was not performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although a genetic study was not performed, we believe that our patient can be diagnosed with X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder according to the clinical and histopathologic findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kyungbook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea. drkmp@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Byung Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hong Dae
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Kyung-Sool
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Moon-Bum
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D040181:Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*