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Incontinentia Pigmenti

Medical Definition: A genodermatosis occurring mostly in females and characterized by skin changes in three phases - vesiculobullous, verrucous papillomatous, and macular melanodermic. Hyperpigmentation is bizarre and irregular. Sixty percent of patients have abnormalities of eyes, teeth, central nervous system, and skin appendages.
Guide Notes: multiple skin & other abnorm; do not confuse with INCONTINENTIA PIGMENTI ACHROMIANS see PIGMENTATION DISORDERS
Previously Indexed: Pigmentation Disorders (1966-1986)

Incontinentia Pigmenti Medical Definitions and Terms

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