LINEAR AND WHORLED NEVOID HYPERMELANOSIS WITH DELAYED MILESTONES

Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis with hemiatrophy.

FIG. 1 Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis: Linear and whorled hyperpigmented macules in a reticulate pattern along the Blaschko’s lines over trunk and limbs. A two-years-old boy presented with abnormal body pigmentation and body asymmetry noted since birth. A preceding vesicular eruption was absent. He was developmentally normal. Family history was insignificant. Examination revealed line...

Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis in three successive generations.

Sir, Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis (LWNH) is characterized by hyperpigmented macules in a streaky configuration along the lines of Blaschko, without preceding inflammation or atrophy.[1-3] Lesions are distributed mainly on the trunk and extremities, sparing palms, soles, and mucosae. The usual age of the onset of hyperpigmentation occurs within the first few weeks of life, continues ...

Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis and Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly: a novel association.

Dermatoscopy of apocrine tumors: report of 4 cases.

linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2005;19:638--9. 4. Cho E, Cho SH, Lee JD. Progressive cribriform and zosteriform hyperpigmentation: a clinicopathologic study. Int J Dermatol. 2012;51:399--405. 5. Iijima S, Naito Y, Naito S, Uyeno K. Reticulate hyperpigmentation distributed in a zosteriform fashion: a new clinical type of hyperpigmentation. Br J Dermatol. ...

A child with delayed milestones and interesting findings on MR.

DESCRIPTION A 13-month-oldmale child born of a second degree consanguineous marriage presented with delayed milestones; notably, he was not able to pull to sit or stand and he was swaying from side to side when pulled to sit. He had bilateral post-axial polydactyly (figure 1). He never experienced any respiratory difficulty and there was no history of apnoeic episodes. The central nervous syste...