Yeungnam Univ J Med.
1998 Dec;15(2):381-390.
A case of incontinentia pigmenti developed in a male newborn infant
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- 1Department of Pediatrics College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Incontinentia pigmenti is characterized by irregular linear blisters with erythematous lesions which are developed from birth or later, verrucous papules on the extremities which are noted after a few weeks or months, and the appearnace of streaks, spots and swirls of hyperpigmentation. This disorder is known as a systemic disorder caused by a defect at the developmental stage of organs originated from ectoderm or mesoderm. We experienced an incontinentia pigmenti in a male newborn infant who did not have any family history and had cutaneous lesions, which were in bullous and verucous stages, ophthalmic problems, and neurologic abnormalities.
