title: Incontinentia pigmenti: a newborn with characteristic skin lesions and bilateral optic atrophy: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Incontinentia Pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked dominant disorder with skin, eye, central nervous system (CNS) and tooth abnormalities. According to the reported cases, it is estimated that there have been nearly 900-1200 affected individuals. In this article, the literature is reviewed and a case of IP with characteristic skin lesions and optic atrophy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran. hashemin553@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azizzadeh
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaei
authors.forename: Nargess
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashemi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007184:Incontinentia Pigmenti / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000150:complications*