Incontinentia pigmenti

Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked dominant multi-systemic ectodermal dysplasia usually lethal in males and presenting neonatally in females with a bullous rash along Blashko's lines (BL) followed by verrucous plaques evolving over time to hyperpigmented swirling patterns. It is further characterized by teeth abnormalities, alopecia, nail dystrophy and affects occasionally the retina and the central nervous system (CNS).

Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus is an active distension of the ventricular system of the brain resulting from inadequate passage of CSF from its point of production within the cerebral ventricles to its point of absorption into the systemic circulation.


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PMID (PMCID)
1972849
FEMALE Infant, Newborn
Incontinentia pigmenti in identical twins with separate skin and neurological disorders.
Tanaka K, Kambe N, Fujita M, Ando Y, Takashima S, Yuasa I.
Acta Derm Venereol. 1990;70(3):267-8.
The first baby showed the typical pigmentation of incontinentia pigmenti, while the second baby had hydrocephalus (colpocephaly) without pigmentation.
1972849
FEMALE Infant, Newborn
Incontinentia pigmenti in identical twins with separate skin and neurological disorders.
Tanaka K, Kambe N, Fujita M, Ando Y, Takashima S, Yuasa I.
Acta Derm Venereol. 1990;70(3):267-8.
The individual expressions of Incontinentia pigmenti in these identical twins were separated into cutaneous lesions and lesion of the central nervous system (intra-uterine hydrocephalus).