Abstract
Phylloid hypomelanosis is a peculiar pigmentary disorder related to the mosaicism on the human skin resembling a leaf-like or a floral ornament. This pattern of mosaicism is strongly related to mosaic trisomy involving chromosome 13 (Happle 2000). A severe mental retardation and various dysmorphic features are the extra-cutaneous manifestations more frequently associated with it (Horn et al. 1997, Ribeiro Noce et al. 2001, Schepis et al. 2001).
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Schepis, C. (2008). Phylloid Hypomelanosis. In: Ruggieri, M., Pascual-Castroviejo, I., Di Rocco, C. (eds) Neurocutaneous Disorders Phakomatoses and Hamartoneoplastic Syndromes. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-69500-5_17
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