Becker's nevus syndrome is part of the epidermal nevus syndromes and has been described with a phenotype that includes Becker's nevus, ipsilateral breast hypoplasia, and variable skeletal malformations. It is more frequent in males than in females (5 : 1) but is more relevant in females. The diagnosis is clinically based and the skin lesion must be present and no other numbered criteria have be...

Poland syndrome is the most frequent cause of congenital breast aplasia and hypoplasia. Breast and possible chest wall deformities can be treated with several surgical techniques, including implants, and pedicled or free flaps.We describe the case of a young patient with severe Poland syndrome with amastia, athelia, and deformity of the chest wall, and aplasia of 2 ribs. Marked hypoplasia of th...

202 On investigation, routine blood, urine examination and biochemical parameters were normal. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was 50 mm at first hour. Blood VDRL test was reactive (1:64). Cerebro spinal fluid VDRL test was non-reactive. CD4 cell count was 271 cells/mm3. Other investigations were normal. Skin biopsy and histopathology revealed endarteritis obliterans and few granulomas. Be...

Becker Nevus of the LegWith Lipoatrophy Becker nevus presentsmost commonly as a patchy hyperpigmentation with dark hairs on the upper arms or the shoulder girdle ofmale patients. Its prevalencehas beendetermined at 0.52 percent in a large cohort ofmale Frenchmilitary recruits between the ages of 17 and 26 years.1 Themale to female ratio of Becker nevus has been approximated to be about 4:1, alt...

  Cartilage hair hypoplasia (CHH), is a rare cause of metaphyseal chondrodysplasia and short stature. Other features included hair abnormality, immunodeficiency, anemia, gastrointestinal disorders (Hirschsprung disease, celiac, …) and increased risk of cancer. The disease is an autosomal recessive disorder and previously has not been reported in Iran. We report a 9-year-old boy diagnosed as car...

Septo-Optic Dysplasia (SOD) is a heterogeneous condition defined by any combination of i) optic nerve hypoplasia, ii) hypopituitarism, and iii) midline brain anomalies such as agenesis of the corpus callosum and absence of the septum pellucidum. We encountered a Japanese girl with optic nerve hypoplasia, growth failure, precocious puberty, and mild developmental delay. Her optic nerve hypoplasi...