A case of neurocutaneous melanosis and neuroimaging findings.
Neurocutaneous melanosis is a rare congenital disorder which presents with congenital cutaneous nevi and involvement of the central nervous system. We herein present a rare case of a 2-year-old girl who had central nervous system melanosis and giant congenital melanocytic nevi. Magnetic resonance imaging, especially precontrast T1 images play a crucial role in making the diagnosis combined with the skin findings of physical examination.
Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Rahsan
R
Gocmen
Department of Radiology, Rize State Hospital, Rize, Turkey.
Ezgi
E
Guler
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Elif Acar
EA
Arslan
D000679:Amygdala / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008548:Melanosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
Neurocutaneous melanosis; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging