Macules hereditary congenital hypopigmented and hyperpigmented
Alternate names
Hereditary congenital hypopigmented and hyperpigmented macules; Westerhof Beemer Cormane syndrome; Congenital hypomelanotic and hypermelanotic macules
Definition
Hypo- and hypermelanotic cutaneous macules-retarded growth-intellectual disability syndrome is a rare, genetic pigmentation anomaly of the skin disorder characterized by congenital hypomelanotic and hypermelanotic cutaneous macules associated with, in some patients, retarded growth and intellectual disability. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1978.
NIH genetic and rare disease info
Macules hereditary congenital hypopigmented and hyperpigmented is a rare disease.
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