Lentigines syndromesL81.4

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

Lentiginosis; Lentiginosis Syndromes

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Heterogeneous group of diseases in which lentiginosis of the skin/mucosa is present as a monitoring sign. This group of diseases includes:

Generalized Lentiginosis

LEOPARD Syndrome
NAME syndrome (identical to LAMB syndrome, Carney syndrome, Carney complex)
Tay-Sachs syndrome (seesphingolipidoses below, detection of café-au-lait stains)

Localized lentiginosis

Bandler Syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Lentiginosis centrofacialis (Touraine)
Laugier-Hunziker syndrome
Cantu syndrome(hypertrichosis with osteochondrodysplasia of the Cantu type)
Cowden Syndrome
xeroderma pigmentosum
Partial unilateral lentiginosis (segmental arrangement)

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer