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Association of lentiginous mosaicism and congenital cataract in a girl


European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 16, Number 4, 360-2, July-August 2006, Genes and skin

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Author(s) : Sandra P Toelle, Eugen Boltshauser, M Gabriela Wirth, Peter Itin

Summary : Partial unilateral lentiginosis (PUL) is a rare pigmentary disorder characterized by multiple lentigines on otherwise normal skin affecting one side of the body. We report on a girl with an extensive form of bilateral lentiginosis with systematized segmental distribution and a unilateral congenital cataract. The arrangement of the lentigines is reminiscent of a checkerboard pattern. The benign condition is discussed in the context of systemic diseases with lentigines.

Keywords : cataract, lentiginosis, mosaicism

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