Selected online resources for further information about Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome, Nevus Sebaceous, and Epidermal Nevus Syndrome.
Support Groups
LNSS Connections Yahoo! Group
The Yahoo! Group support group connected to this site. The group gives people
dealing with LNSS an opportunity to discuss, ask questions, share information
and offer support to one another. While the group will focus primarily on
Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome, people dealing with other varieties of
Epidermal Nevus Syndrome are welcome
as well.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LNSS-Connections/
Epidermal Nevus Yahoo! Group
Low-traffic group. Many members are dealing with just the nevus, some with
epidermal nevus syndrome, a few with LNSS.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Epidermal_Nevus/
Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome Information
Nevus Sebaceus Syndrome, Linear
A one-page physician-authored summary from Orphanet, a portal for rare diseases
and orphan drugs.
http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=EN&Expert=2612
Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome
An FAQ-style answer to a parent's request for information on LNSS, from
the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD).
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/Condition/10291/QnA/21047/Linear_nevus_sebaceous_syndrome.aspx
Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims Syndrome
A selected literature overview from the Online Mendelian Inheritance in
Man (OMIM) database at Johns Hopkins University.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=163200
PubMed Search for Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome
Links to article citations and abstracts using the search term "linear
nevus sebaceous syndrome."
Epidermal Nevus Syndrome Information
As used here, Epidermal Nevus Syndrome is a collection of neurocutaneous syndromes including LNSS.
Epidermal Nevus Syndrome
Overview of epidermal nevus syndrome and its component syndromes from Medscape;
by physicians, aimed at physicians.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1117506-overview
Nevus Sebaceous Information
Nevus Sebaceus - eMedicine Dermatology
Overview of nevus sebaceous from Medscape; by physicians, aimed at physicians.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058733-overview
Nevus Sebaceous of Jadassohn
Brief definition of nevus sebaceous from DermIS, with a collection of photos.
http://dermis.multimedica.de/dermisroot/en/21638/diagnose.htm
Nevus Sebaceous Images: DermAtlas from Johns Hopkins University
A collection of photographs of sebaceous nevi. (Click on an image to enlarge
it, or on Next Result Set to see more photos.)
http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/result.cfm?OutputSet=1&BO=AND&Diagnosis=72