Epidermal nevus syndrome

Epidermal nevus syndrome, also known as Feuerstein and Mims syndrome,^[1][2] and Solomon's syndrome^{[1]: 775 [3]} is a rare disease that was first described in 1968 and consists of extensive epidermal nevi with abnormalities of the central nervous system (CNS), skeleton, skin, cardiovascular system, genitourinary system and eyes.^[2]: 634 However, since the syndrome's first description, a broader concept for the "epidermal nevus" syndrome has been proposed, with at least six types being described:^{[1]: 776 [4]}

• Schimmelpenning syndrome
• Nevus comedonicus syndrome
• Pigmented hairy epidermal nevus syndrome
• Proteus syndrome
• CHILD syndrome
• Phakomatosis pigmentokeratotica

Epidermal nevus syndrome
Other names	Solomon's syndrome, Feuerstein and Mims syndrome
Epidermal nevus in lower eyelid margin
Specialty	Dermatology, medical genetics

See also

• Epidermis
• List of cutaneous conditions

References

1. Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
2. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
3. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
4. Happle, R. "Epidermal nevus syndrome." Semin Dermatol. 1995;14:111.

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