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Incontinentia Pigmenti (cont.)

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Incontinentia pigmenti is often diagnosed in affected people when they are newborns because of the presence of a characteristic rash. Once incontinentia pigmenti is diagnosed, the person should be quickly seen by an ophthalmologist (a doctor who specializes in treating conditions of the eye).

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Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is an X-linked dominant neurocutaneous syndrome with cutaneous, neurologic, ophthalmologic, and dental manifestations.

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