Neurocutaneous syndromes
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The neurocutaneous syndromes (also called Phakomatoses from greek φακός, phakos, "spot, lens", suffix-(o)ma (-ωμα) and the suffix -osis) are a group of syndromes that involve the skin and nervous system in variable severity.[1]
It includes:[2]
- von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
- Ataxia telangiectasia.
- Tuberous sclerosis.
- Sturge-Weber syndrome.
- Neurofibromatosis.
- Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
- Cowden syndrome
Note:
- Skin and brain have a common ectodermal origin.
References
- ↑ Arthur Rook; Tony Burns (FRCP.) (2004). Rook's textbook of dermatology. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-632-06429-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=t2tERO4tAg8C&pg=SA5-PA69. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/neurocutaneous.html. Accessed on: 6 October 2010.