hypomelanosis of Ito

Term ID

DOID:3156

Synonyms

• Bloch-Siemans syndrome
• incontinentia pigmenti achromians
• Incontinentia pigmenti achromians syndrome
• Incontinentia pigmenti syndrome
• Ito's nevus
• nevus of Ito

Definition

A skin disease that is characterized by distinctive skin changes, in which areas of the body lack skin color (hypopigmentation). https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/hypomelanosis-of-ito/

References

• MESH:D010859
• MIM:300337
• NCI:C7582
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:367520004
• UMLS_CUI:C0022283

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:3156 )