Synonym(s)
Ptychotropy
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Ptychotropism of grich. ptyché (fold) and tropos (turn), is a little common term that
denotesa preferential
infestation of large body folds. The term ptychotropism was used in connection with the CHILD naevus, which does not only refer to the Blaschko lines but shows a special affinity to the large body folds.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Happle R (1990) Ptychotropism as a cutaneous feature of the CHILD syndrome. J Am Acad Dermatol 23:763-766.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer