Cobb syndrome

Cobb syndrome consists of a vascular skin nevus associated with an angioma in the spinal cord. We describe a young man with this condition. To our knowledge, this is the 28th case reported. Cobb syndrome must be differentiated from other syndromes characterized by vascular cutaneous lesions associat...

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Published inArchives of dermatology (1960) Vol. 113; no. 11; p. 1587
Main Authors Jessen, R T, Thompson, S, Smith, E B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1977
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Angiomatosis - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:Cobb syndrome consists of a vascular skin nevus associated with an angioma in the spinal cord. We describe a young man with this condition. To our knowledge, this is the 28th case reported. Cobb syndrome must be differentiated from other syndromes characterized by vascular cutaneous lesions associated with central nervous system abnormalities, such as Sturge-Weber, Osler-Weber-Rendu, Fabry-Anderson, von Hippel-Lindau, and ataxia telangiectasia.
ISSN:0003-987X
DOI:10.1001/archderm.1977.01640110107020