EPIDERMAL NEVUS SYNDROMES

Course overview

EPIDERMAL NEVUS SYNDROME IS AN UMBRELLA TERM USED TO DESCRIBE EPIDERMAL NEVI IN ASSOCIATION WITH SYNDROMIC FEATURES. THE FIRST WELL-DESCRIBED SYNDROME WAS SCHIMMELPENNING SYNDROME, BUT NUMEROUS RELATED SYNDROMES WERE DESCRIBED IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. THESE INTERRELATED SYNDROMES SHARE CUTANEOUS, NEUROLOGIC, SKELETAL, AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC FINDINGS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN EVALUATING, MANAGING, AND IMPROVING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH ONE OF THESE SYNDROMES.