HYPOMELANOSIS OF ITO WITH UNUSUAL ASSOCIATIONS

Authors
PULIMOOD S RAJAGOPALAN B JACOB M GEORGE S KORAH I
Citation
S. Pulimood et al., HYPOMELANOSIS OF ITO WITH UNUSUAL ASSOCIATIONS, Clinical and experimental dermatology, 22(6), 1997, pp. 295-296
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Clinical and experimental dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03076938
Volume
22
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
295 - 296
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-6938(1997)22:6<295:HOIWUA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Hypomelanosis of Ito (HOI) is a neurocutaneous disorder which clinical ly is a well-characterised disease, in which chromosomal instability m ay be a component.(1,2) Various neurological and other non-cutaneous m alformations have been reported in association with the char acteristi c swirling pattern of hypopigmentation.(3) We report two cases of this rare condition, one with hitherto unreported associations.