title: X-linked incontinentia pigmenti or Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Incontinentia pigmenti is a rare X-linked genodermatosis that affects mainly female neonates. Skin manifestations are the most common and occur in four quite distinct phases. A female infant presented vesiculobullous lesions on trunk and limbs, and a verrucous lesion on the right palm. Biopsy revealed eosinophil exocytosis and pigment incontinence, confirming the clinical hypothesis. Although uncommon, incontinentia pigmenti should be taken into consideration as a possible differential diagnosis when vesiculobullous and verrucous lesions are present in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba, PR, Brazil. dra_marcela@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Marcela A C
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Lismary A de F
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mesquita
authors.forename: Anelise R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Budel
authors.forename: Carolina S P
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: Amanda de S
authors.initials: Ade S
authors.lastname: Feltrim
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D040181:Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007184:Incontinentia Pigmenti / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007223:Infant