Incontinentia pigmenti mimicking a herpes simplex virus infection in the newborn
CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, vol.24, no.1, pp.149-151, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 24 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s00381-007-0406-6
- Journal Name: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.149-151
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction Incontinentia pigmenti is a rare, X-linked dominant multisystem genodermatosis that presents at or soon after birth with characteristic cutaneous signs. The main features occur in the skin where a blistering rash occurs in the newborn period, followed by the blisters becoming raised-like warts. After the skin, the central nervous system is the next most affected system.