"Cutis tricolor": congenital hyper- and hypopigmented macules associated with a sporadic multisystem birth defect: an unusual example of twin spotting?. Issue 8 (August 1997)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Happle, R; Barbi, G; Eckert, D; Kennerknecht, I
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical genetics. Volume 34:Issue 8(1997)
• Page Start: 676
• Page End: 678
• Publication Date: 1997-08
• Subjects: Medical genetics -- Periodicals; 616.042
• DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.8.676
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-6244

Abstract

Abstract : An uncommon coexistence of circumscribed hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation, in close proximity to each other, is described in a 17 years old patient with various other cogenital defects, such as dysmorphic facial appearance, severe kyphoscoliosis, delayed motor development, epileptic seizures, and mental retardation. We suggest the combination of hyper- and hypopigmented cutaneous lesions is an example of allelic twin spotting. Because the skin of this patient showed three different degrees of pigmentation the term "cutis tricolor" is proposed.