Incontinentia pigmenti produces darkly-pigmented swirling marks on
the skin. It occurs more frequently in females. The skin lesions
are divided into three stages: blisters (vesicles and bullae) are
present at birth or within the first 6 to 7 weeks, followed by a
rough wart-like (verrucous) stage, and lastly, swirled and bizarre
patterns of dark pigmentation (hyperpigmentation) appear.
Review Date: 04/15/2009
Reviewed By: Jonathan Kantor, MD, North Florida Dermatology Associates,
Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
