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Henry B. Decker, M.D.; Lewis M. Johnson, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1956;74(1):102-108.

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Incontinentia Pigmenti. Presented by DR. H. A. LUSCOMBE and (by invitation) DR. THOMAS PASTRAS.

A Negro girl aged 16 days presented a pigmented macular eruption involving particularly the extremities, the back, and the lateral aspects of the trunk. The pigmentary pattern was bizarre, consisting of streaks, splashes, and whorls.

At birth the baby presented a generalized pigmented, macular eruption arranged in streaks and whorls. In the first week of life she developed short-lived vesicles and an occasional bulla. These disappeared, leaving pigmentation. After one week there was recurrence of vesicles. The child was born two to three weeks prematurely. The mother is 18 years of age and this was her first pregnancy.

A complete blood count revealed 15.1 gm. hemoglobin per 100 cc.; 12,280 leucocytes, 32% neutrophiles, 3% monocytes, 39% lymphocytes, 26% eosinophiles; hematocrit reading 47.

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