INCONTINENTIA PIGMENTI WITH OCULAR INVOLVEMENT: TWO CASES

Bilgili S., KARADAG A. S., KARADAG R., Akdeniz N., BULUT G., CALKA O.

GENETIC COUNSELING, vol.23, no.1, pp.57-63, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: GENETIC COUNSELING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.57-63
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Incontinentia pigmenti with ocular involvement: two cases: Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare, X-linked dominant disorder that presents at or soon after birth and presents with cutaneous signs and symptoms. Besides its typical skin signs presenting in all patients, central nervous system (CNS), ophthalmologic and dental involvement are encountered as well. In this report, we present two patients at the verrucous stage of IP and review the literature concerning the diagnosis and course of IP.