Hypomelanosis of Ito and Sturge-Weber Syndrome Without Facial Nevus: An Association or a New Syndrome?

• Published in: Pediatric neurology Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 395 - 397
• Main Authors: Değerliyurt, Aydan, MD, Kantar, Asl, MD, Ceylaner, Serdar, MD, Aysun, Sabiha, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Brain - pathology; Child; Face - pathology; Humans; Hypopigmentation - complications; Hypopigmentation - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Malformations of the nervous system; Medical sciences; Neurology; Nevus; Pediatrics; Sturge-Weber Syndrome - complications; Sturge-Weber Syndrome - pathology; Vascular disease; Angioma; Skin disease; Nervous system diseases; Pigmentation disorder; Ito hypomelanosis; Malformation; Nevus; Cardiovascular disease; Sturge-Weber-Krabbe disease

Sturge-Weber syndrome without facial nevus is rare. Twenty-four cases were previously reported. Although hypomelanosis of Ito is a relatively common disorder, there was only one previous case in association with Sturge-Weber syndrome. We describe an 11-year-old boy with Sturge-Weber syndrome without...