A Female Child with Skin Lesions and Seizures: Case report of Incontinentia Pigmenti

Incontinentia pigmenti (ip), (omim # 308300), is a rare x-linked dominant condition. it is a multisystemic disease with neuroectodermal findings involving the skin, eyes, hair, nails, teeth, and central nervous system. it is usually lethal in males; the disease has variable expression in an affected female. we report the case of a 6 month old girl who presented at sultan qaboos university hospital, oman, with neonatal seizures and hypopigemented/hyperpigmented skin lesions. she had multiple ophthalmic abnormalities and neurological manifestations which are discussed in this report