Medicine:Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome

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Short description: Syndrome characterised by eye, central nervous system and skin malformations
Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome
Other namesDelleman–Oorthuys syndrome[1]

Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome is a condition characterized by orbital cysts, microphthalmia, porencephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and facial skin tags.[1]

Presentation

These include

  • Skin lesions
    • Hypoplastic or aplastic skin defects
    • Pedunculated, hamartomatous or nodular skin appendages
  • Eye lesions
  • Brain lesions
    • Forebrain anomalies
      • Agenesis of the corpus callosum
      • Enlarged lateral ventricles
      • Interhemispheric cysts
      • Hydrocephalus
      • Polymicrogyria
      • Periventricular nodular heterotopia
    • Mid-hindbrain malformation
      • Giant dysplastic tectum
      • Absent cerebellar vermis
      • Small cerebellar hemispheres
      • Large posterior fossa fluid collections

Genetics

This is not understood but it is suspected that the gene(s) responsible may lie on the X chromosome.

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Epidemiology

This is a rare condition with only 26 cases diagnosed by 2005.

There is a marked male preponderance.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1. 

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