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Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosıs (Haberland syndrome) in a newborn baby: a case report with review of literature

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Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL) is an extremely uncommon, neurocutaneous disease, with a classical triad of ocular, skin lesions and central nervous system anomalies. We here report a case of ECCL in a newborn baby, characterized with naevus psiloliparus, choristoma, lipodermoids, cervical subcutaneous soft tissue mass, lowset ear, porencephalic cyst, polymicrogyria, arachnoid cyst, leptomeningeal angiomatosis and spinal lipomas. We here stress on the importance of early diagnosis to prevent misdiagnosis and employ a multidisciplinary approach in the management of these patients.

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  1. Medical Faculty, Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Zehra Filiz Karaman

  2. Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Şerife Ebru Özüdoğru

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Karaman, Z.F., Özüdoğru, Ş.E. Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosıs (Haberland syndrome) in a newborn baby: a case report with review of literature. Childs Nerv Syst 37, 3951–3955 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-021-05099-7

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