Leptomeningeal angiomatosis accompanied by hair follicle nevus

Childs Nerv Syst. 1998 Apr-May;14(4-5):218-21. doi: 10.1007/s003810050215.

Abstract

A 5-day-old male infant with leptomeningeal angiomatosis accompanied by hair follicle nevus and congenital alopecia is reported. Admitted for frequent left hemiconvulsions, he had three small papular lesions around his right eye and ipsilateral alopecia from the frontal to parietal areas. Histopathological examination of the papular lesions revealed crowding of hair follicles. There were no other skin lesions and no ophthalmic abnormalities. Ictal EEG showed a theta burst in the right parietal area. Computed tomography of the brain revealed cerebral atrophy and a slightly high intensity lesion in the right parietal and occipital lobes with calcification. Gyriform enhancement was demonstrated by contrast MRI in these areas. The pathogenesis is discussed. This case may represent a previously unknown neurocutaneous syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia / complications
  • Alopecia / congenital
  • Angiomatosis / complications*
  • Angiomatosis / diagnosis
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Arachnoid Cysts / complications*
  • Arachnoid Cysts / diagnosis
  • Atrophy / complications
  • Atrophy / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / complications
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy / complications
  • Epilepsy / diagnosis
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy
  • Hair Follicle / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nevus / complications*
  • Nevus / diagnosis
  • Occipital Lobe / pathology
  • Parietal Lobe / pathology
  • Phenytoin / therapeutic use
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Phenytoin