Central nervous system involvement in a case of segmental nevus depigmentosus

Autor: Ishita Majumdar, Devdeep Mukherjee, Sandipan Dhar, Ritabrata Kundu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 45-47 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2319-7250
DOI: 10.4103/2319-7250.173151
Popis: Central nervous system involvement in segmental nevus depigmentosus (SND) is rare. A 7-month-old boy having convulsion and segmental hypopigmented patch in the right inguinal region. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain showed bilateral periventricular white matter hypoplasia with prominent subarachnoid spaces and mild dilation of ventricles with mild left cerebral hemispheric atrophy. Association of SND with seizure and white matter lesion has been rarely reported.
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