Leptomeningeal Angiomatosis Accompanied by Hair Follicle Nevus
May 1998
in “
Child's nervous system
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TLDR A baby had a rare condition with abnormal blood vessels in the brain and unusual skin and hair growth, possibly a new syndrome.
In 1998, a 5-day-old male infant was reported with a rare combination of leptomeningeal angiomatosis, hair follicle nevus, and congenital alopecia. The infant experienced left hemiconvulsions and had papular lesions near his right eye and alopecia in the frontal to parietal areas. Histopathological examination showed crowded hair follicles in the papules and immature hair follicles in the alopecic area. Brain imaging indicated cerebral atrophy and a lesion in the right parietal and occipital lobes, with MRI confirming leptomeningeal angiomatosis. This case was unique as it lacked the port-wine stain and eye abnormalities typical of Sturge-Weber syndrome, suggesting it might be a new neurocutaneous syndrome.
