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Child syndrome

Child syndrome History Falek, 1968 Definition Hereditary, X-linked dominant epidermal nevus syndrome with hemiplegic verrucous nevus (so-called lateralization pattern of a cutaneous mosaic), ipsilateral limb malformations and anomalies of internal organs. The acronym "CHILD" was introduced by Hap...

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