Incontinentia Pigmenti with Unusual Features

Abstract

A case is presented of incontinentia pigmenti with severe neurological handicaps and unusual features such as single umbilical artery, pig mented lesion at birth, and biochemical changes including elevated alkaline phosphatase and immunoglobulin M.

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