Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis: Report of a Case Associated with Cerebral Palsy | Zendy

HassabElNaby Hussein M. M. | Zendy; Alsaleh Qasem A. | Zendy; Fathallah Magdy A. | Zendy

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Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis: Report of a Case Associated with Cerebral Palsy

Author(s) -

HassabElNaby Hussein M. M.,

Alsaleh Qasem A.,

Fathallah Magdy A.

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

pediatric dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1525-1470

pISSN - 0736-8046

DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1996.tb01424.x

Subject(s) - spasticity , cerebral palsy , medicine , sri lanka , wasting , dermatology , pathology , anesthesia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ethnology , south asia , history

A child had cerebral palsy and linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis on the right side of his body. He had spasticity and wasting in both lower limbs, with electroencephalographic changes and brain abnormalities on computerized tomographic scan. Chromosomal study of peripheral blood leukocytes found a normal male karyotype. The pathogenesis of this condition is still unclear.

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