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ORPHA:2612Disease
Also called Nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn · Nevus sebaceus syndrome · Organoid nevus syndrome · Schimmelpenning syndrome · Solomon syndrome
What it is
A rare nevus syndrome characterized by the association of an nevus sebaceous with a broad spectrum of abnormalities that affect many organ systems, most commonly the eye, skeletal and central nervous system.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Signs and symptoms
Very common80–99%
21- Adenoma sebaceum
- Alopecia
- Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the cerebellum
- Asymmetric growth
- Biparietal narrowing
- Cavernous hemangioma
- EEG abnormality
- Frontal bossing
- Genu recurvatum
- Hyperreflexia
- Hypotonia
- Intellectual disability
- Iris coloboma
- Melanocytic nevus
- Microphthalmia
- Prominent occiput
- Reduced tendon reflexes
- Seizure
- Telecanthus
- Ventriculomegaly
- Vertebral segmentation defect
Common30–79%
6These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
Genes
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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