Nevus Sebaceous and its Association with Neurological Involvement

Several terms are widely used to define cutaneous lesions affecting the epidermis in association with extracutaneous lesions. Recently on the basis of the wide spectrum of cutaneous epidermal lesions, the various underlying molecular mechanisms, and patterns of associated features have led to improved definitions of these disorders. Nevus sebaceous syndrome has been placed under the umbrella term of epidermal nevus syndrome in which the nevus sebaceous, a congenital hamartomatous lesion of the epidermis, is associated with anomalies involving brain, eyes and bones.

Source: Seminars in Pediatric Neurology - October 14, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Renata Rizzo, Piero Pavone Source Type: research