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Incontinentia Pigmenti

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•X-linked dominant; therefore usually lethal in males

 

•stage I – vesicular (birth to 1-2 weeks)
•stage II – verrucous (2 to 6 weeks)
•stage III – hyperpigmented (3-6 months)
•stage IV – hypopigmented (second to third decade)

 

•hair – scarring alopecia (30%)
•teeth – anodontia, peg teeth (66%) – look for in mom
•ddx:  epidermolysis bullosa,  impetigo, HSV, epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, congenital syphilis