Familial Dysplastic Naevus Syndrome

Dysplastic melanocytic naevus syndrome.

The dysplastic naevus syndrome and endocrine disease.

Members of two different families were found to have the dysplastic naevus syndrome and coexistent endocrine abnormalities. The dysplastic naevus syndrome is probably inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and has been associated with other primary malignancies. This is the first time that it has been described in association with endocrine abnormalities.

2252 Prevalence of ocular melanocytic lesions in the dysplastic naevus syndrome

Purpose: Lympboprolifcrativc ocular adnexal lesions represent 1 spectrum of disorders which range from reactive lymphoid hyperplasia to malignant lymphoma and include lewas which ared an mddcrminatc nature morphologrccally and immunophenotypically. Futhmnwe cases have been ckcvmented where progresswn from reactix hyperplasia to frank Ippboma has camed. We have applied molecular genetIc te&lques...

Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome.

Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare clinical entity characterised by multiple haemangiomas commonly occurring in the skin and the gastrointestinal (Gl) tract. The association between these cutaneous cavernous haemangiomas and similar lesions in the U l tract was first described in 1860 and the acronym B R B N S was given by Bean in 1958 [ l J, Patients may present with massive GI...

Neurological involvement in the epidermal naevus syndrome.

The case of a left handed girl aged 18 years suffering from the "epidermal maevus syndrome" is described. She presented with dysphasia, transient left hemiparesis, and sensory symptoms due to an occlusion of the right internal carotid artery. Arterial occlusion, abnormal retinal vessels, and Raynaud's phenomenon have not been previously documented. The neurological complications of this syndrom...