[Incontinentia pigmenti in a five-week-old girl]

Shortly after birth, a five-week-old female infant developed small blisters and erythema that followed the lines of Blaschko on the upper and lower extremities as well as the abdomen. Histological examination confirmed the clinical presumptive diagnosis of incontinentia pigmenti. We discuss the dinical features, diagnosis, and the molecular genetic basis of this rare inherited skin disorder.