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Is this 4-year-old female child suffering from a forme fruste of hypomelanosis of Ito?

Authors :
Ibrahim Aliyu
Zainab F Ibrahim
Godpower Chinedu Michael
Source :
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 287-289 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017.

Abstract

Hypomelanosis of ito (HI) is a multisystemic disorder characterized by cutaneous, neurologic disorder, and musculoskeletal disorder. However, there may be isolated cutaneous manifestation, resulting in diagnostic overlap with other hypopigmentary lesions such as nevus depigmentosus and hypopigmentation along the lines of Blaschko. Therefore, there is the need for generally acceptable diagnostic criteria avoiding these ambiguities. Hence, the case of a 4-year-old female child with isolated hypopigmentations characterized as whorls on the torso and as linear distribution along the lines of Blaschko is reported.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09752870
Volume :
10
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.74c6e62d45b64d94ab8e72944b355900
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/MJDRDYPU.MJDRDYPU_281_16