Synonym(s)
Phacomatoses
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Heterogeneous malformation syndromes with skin changes and malformations of the CNS and other organs. The cutaneous symptoms are often already present at birth and allow early diagnosis.
Notice! The still used term "phacomatoses" (Phakos = lens, Mater = mother, here for Mal) should be abandoned in favour of "neurocutaneous syndromes", because in medical history only neurofibromatosis and Pringle-Bourneville phacomatosis belong to the phacomatoses.
ClassificationThis section has been translated automatically.
Neurocutaneous syndromes are considered to be:
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Chediak higashi syndrome; Hermansky-pudlak syndrome; Hypomelanosis ito; Incontinentia pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger); Neurofibromatosis (overview); Peutz-jeghers syndrome; Phacomatosis pigmentokeratotica; Pringle-bourneville phacomatosis; Sturge weber syndrome; Von hippel-lindau syndrome;Disclaimer
Please ask your physician for a reliable diagnosis. This website is only meant as a reference.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer