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hmtoggle_plus1LEOPARD
autosomal dominant;  Moynihans syndrome; multiple lentigines syndrome;  mucous membranes generally spared
L lentigines
E EKG abnormalities (conduction defects)
O ocular hypertelorism
P pulmonary stenosis
A abnormal genitalia (hyperspadia, cryptorchidism)
R retardation of growth
D sensorineural deafness

 

hmtoggle_plus1NAME
N nevi
A atrial myxoma
M mucocutaneous myxoma
E ephilides

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1LAMB
L - lentigines
A atrial myxoma
M mucocutaneous myxomas
B blue nevus

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1PIBIDS/ IBIDS/ BIDS
all autosomal recessive
P photosensitive
I intellectual impairment
B brittle hair (= trichothiodystrophy; hair, low cysteine content (sulfur amino acid) tigertail when polarized)
I ichthyosis
D decreased fertility
S short stature

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1KID
K keratitis  (ocular:  can cause blindness)
I ichthyosis
D deafness

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1POEMS
P polyneuropathy
O organomegaly
E endocrinopathy
M M-protein
S skin changes (hyperpigmentation, hypertrichotic, sclerodermatous, glomeruloid hemangioma)
AKA osteosclerotic myeloma (in plasma cell dyscrasia category)

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1CHILD
CH congenital hemidysplasia
I ichthyosis erythroderma (following Blashckos lines)
LD limb defects
X-linked dominant (therefore follows Blashkos lines)

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1HAIR-AN
HA hyperandrogenism
IR insulin resistance
AN acanthosis nigricans

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1BAD
B black locks
A albinism
D deafness

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1SAPHO syndrome
S - synovitis
A - acne
P - pustulosis
H - hyperostosis
O - osteitis