Incontinetia Pigmenti in Males: Report of 2 Cases and Literature Review Pages 1-4

Francisca Reculé1, Trinidad Hasbún2, Ximena Chaparro2 and Cecilia Fischer2

1Department of Internal Medicine Hospital de Carabineros, HOSCAR, Santiago, Chile; 2Departments of Pediatrics and Dermatology, Dr. Exequiel González Cortés Children´s Hospital of Santiago, Chile; 1Department of Dermatology, Clínica Alemana y Facultad de Medicina-Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12970/2310-998X.2017.05.01

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Abstract: Incontinentia Pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked genodermatosis.

Papules, vesicles and changes in pigmentation following the Blaschko lines during neonate period are distinctive with only few male cases reported in the literature. We report two cases of IP in males. One of the cases was associated with mild peripheral eosinophilia, which is characteristic. No extra-cutaneous manifestations were noted in neither of the cases. This report aims to be a reminder for clinicians to consider IP in newborns presenting with linear vesicles or papules, discuss the differential diagnosis and a brief review of the literature.

Keywords: Incontinentia pigmenti, male, newborn, NEMO.
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