Hypomelanosis of Ito: report of one case
Ortonne, J.P.; Coiffet, J.; Floret, D.
Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie 106(1): 47-50
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0151-9638 PMID: 114089 Document Number: 151321
A case of hypomelanosis of Ito in a 22-month-old North African girl is reported. The family history is negative for skin disease. Whorls of depigmentation are present on the trunk and abdomen. Associated defects include: growth retardation, microcephaly, strabismus, bilateral epicanthus, myopia, hypertelorism and abnormalities of external ear. Associated non-cutaneous abnormalities documented in patients with hypomelanosis of Ito are reviewed.