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| ====== Incontientia Pigmenti ====== | ====== Incontientia Pigmenti ====== | ||
| **(Block-Sulzberger Syndrome)** | **(Block-Sulzberger Syndrome)** | ||
| - | + | ==== Main Features ==== | |
| - | ===== Main Features | + | |
| * Involves skin, brain and eyes | * Involves skin, brain and eyes | ||
| * X-Linked dominant, usually lethal to males | * X-Linked dominant, usually lethal to males | ||
| * Skin normal at birth but erythema and bullae develop in first few days of life usually on extremities | * Skin normal at birth but erythema and bullae develop in first few days of life usually on extremities | ||
| * Verrucous changes at two months of age then small hyperpigmented macules on trunk appear | * Verrucous changes at two months of age then small hyperpigmented macules on trunk appear | ||
| - | + | ==== Eye Findings ==== | |
| - | ===== Eye Findings | + | |
| * 25-33% | * 25-33% | ||
| * Proliferative retinal vasculopathy that resembles retinopathy of prematurity | * Proliferative retinal vasculopathy that resembles retinopathy of prematurity | ||
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| * Microphthalmos, | * Microphthalmos, | ||
| * Treated like retinopathy of prematurity | * Treated like retinopathy of prematurity | ||
| - | ===== Etiology | + | ==== Etiology ==== |
| Caused by mutations in the NEMO gene [[http:// | Caused by mutations in the NEMO gene [[http:// | ||
| - | ===== Other Findings | + | ==== Other Findings ==== |
| * CNS abnormalities (33%) | * CNS abnormalities (33%) | ||
| * microcephaly, | * microcephaly, | ||
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| * missing or malformed teeth | * missing or malformed teeth | ||
| * Less common: scoliosis, skull deformities, | * Less common: scoliosis, skull deformities, | ||
| - | ===== References | + | ==== References ==== |
| * Catalano RA. Incontientia pigmenti.AM J Ophthalmol. 1990; | * Catalano RA. Incontientia pigmenti.AM J Ophthalmol. 1990; | ||
| * [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
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