A case of incontinentia pigmenti developed in a male newborn infant.
10.12701/yujm.1998.15.2.381
- Author:
Min Jeong CHO
1
;
Son Moon SHIN
;
Han Ku MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
incontinentia pigmenti;
male
- MeSH:
Blister;
Ectoderm;
Extremities;
Humans;
Hyperpigmentation;
Incontinentia Pigmenti*;
Infant, Newborn*;
Male*;
Mesoderm;
Parturition
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
1998;15(2):381-390
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
