Article type: Letter to Editor
Article
title: Neurocutaneous, phakomatoses, and hamartoneoplastic syndromes: mnemonic
Journal: Medical
Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Year: 2020
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
PHACES syndrome is primarily a cutaneous condition characterized by multiple congenital malformations. PHACES is an acronym for Posterior fossa alterations, facial Hemangioma, Arterial, Cardiac, Eye, and Sternal abnormalities. It is considered a nonhereditary syndrome, and the etiology is not clearly understood. In this context, phakomatoses also known as neuro-oculo-cutaneous syndromes or neurocutaneous disorders are a group of diseases characterized by the involvement of structures that arise from the embryonic ectoderm. We would like to provide a mnemonic to remember PHACES syndrome and the majority of the other neurocutaneous diseases already known in the literature to help in the differential diagnosis of this group.
Keywords: Neurocutaneous, phakomatoses, hamartoneoplastic, phaces, mnemonic
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DOI
10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_286_19
Citation
Rissardo JP, Caprara AL. Neurocutaneous, phakomatoses, and hamartoneoplastic syndromes: mnemonic. Med J DY Patil Vidyapeeth 2020;13:292-3
