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{{Infobox medical condition (new)
| name = Epidermal nevus syndrome
| synonyms = Solomon's syndrome, Feuerstein and Mims syndrome
| image = Epidermal nevus.jpg
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| caption = Epidermal nevus in lower eyelid margin
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'''Epidermal nevus syndrome''', (also known as "'''Feuerstein and Mims syndrome'''",<ref name="Fitz2" /><ref name="Andrews" /> and "'''Solomon's syndrome'''"<ref name="Fitz2">Freedberg, et al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine''. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. {{ISBN|0-07-138076-0}}.</ref>{{rp|775}}<ref name="Bolognia">{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 }}</ref>) is a [[rare disease]] that was first described in 1968 and consists of extensive epidermal [[nevi]] with abnormalities of the [[central nervous system]] (CNS), skeleton, skin, [[cardiovascular system]], [[genitourinary system]] and eyes.<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. {{ISBN|0-7216-2921-0}}.</ref>{{rp|634}} However, since the syndrome's first description, a broader concept for the "epidermal nevus<!--Q4454468-->" syndrome has been proposed, with at least six types being described:<ref name="Fitz2" />{{rp|776}}<ref name="Happel">Happle, R. "Epidermal nevus syndrome." ''Semin Dermatol''. 1995;14:111.</ref>
:* [[Schimmelpenning syndrome]]
:* [[Nevus comedonicus syndrome]]