Case reports of incontinentia pigmenti in males
Incontinentia pigmenti is an X-linked dominant disorder, which is fatal in males, and majority of cases reported are in females. Here, we report 2 cases of males with incontinentia pigmenti. Case 1 has progressed through the classical stages of IP, giving history of vesicular and verrucous lesions a...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Incontinentia pigmenti is an X-linked dominant disorder, which is fatal in males, and majority of cases reported are in females. Here, we report 2 cases of males with incontinentia pigmenti. Case 1 has progressed through the classical stages of IP, giving history of vesicular and verrucous lesions and has presented with hyperpigmentation in whorled pattern. Case 2 has vesicular lesions in a linear distribution on the legs along with classical histopathological findings. |
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| Item Description: | 0019-5154 1998-3611 10.4103/0019-5154.113998 |