Epidermal Nevus Syndrome

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Epidermal nevus syndrome (also known as "Feuerstein and Mims syndrome", and "Solomon's syndrome":775) is a rare disease that was first described in 1968 and consists of extensive epidermal nevi with abnormalities of the central nervous system (CNS), skeleton, skin, cardiovascular system, genitourinary system and eyes.:634 However, since the syndrome's first description, a broader concept for the "epidermal nevus" syndrome has been proposed, with at least six types being described::776

  • Schimmelpenning syndrome
  • Nevus comedonicus syndrome
  • Pigmented hairy epidermal nevus syndrome
  • Proteus syndrome
  • CHILD syndrome
  • Phakomatosis pigmentokeratotica

See also

  • Epidermis
  • List of cutaneous conditions