We present a causal review of 154 ectodermal dysplasias (EDs) as classified into 11 clinical
subgroups. The number of EDs in each subgroup varies from one to 43. The numbers of …

There is increasing evidence that hypomelanosis of Ito and related disorders such as linear
and whorled naevoid hypermelanosis are due to mosaicism for a variety of chromosomal …

We show the complications observed in a large series of children with hypomelanosis of Ito
(HI) or incontinentia pigmenti achromians, studied in a neurology service over 30 years. Of …

Background Pigmentary mosaicism is a term that describes varied patterns of pigmentation
in the skin caused by genetic heterogeneity of the skin cells. In a substantial number of …

Oculocutaneous albinism, Menkes syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, neurofibromatosis type 1,
dyskeratosis congenita, lentiginosis profusa syndrome, incontinentia pigmenti, and …

Hypomelanosis of Ito (HI) is a rare neuroectodermal disorder often associated with mental
retardation and epilepsy. We report on four new HI patients presenting with heterogeneous …

We report the results of a 14-year retrospective study of brain MRI abnormalities in 12
pediatric patients presenting with hypomelanosis of Ito (HI). Miscellaneous brain …

Linear streaks of hypopigmentation or hyperpigmentation along Blaschko's lines are
currently grouped under the names hypomelanosis of Ito (HI) and linear and whorled …

Isodicentric chromosome formation is the most common structural abnormality of the Y
chromosome. As dicentrics are mitotically unstable, they are subsequently lost during cell …

The differential diagnosis of linear and whorled dermatoses can be confusing. Whereas,
when a well-defined group of diseases exhibit whorled pigmentation following Blaschko's …