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Jayakar Thomas, MD. PhD

Diagnosis

hypopigmentation/depigmentation, congenital

Body Site

back

Age

5 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Blaschko lines

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 5-year-old boy had streaky congenital hypopigmented patches following the lines of Blaschko. This is a marker of genetic mosaicism which may be a marker for underlying neurocutaneous disease.

Description

streaky bands of hypopigmentation

Categories

hypopigmentation, depigmentation neonatal dermatology congenital malformation Blaschko lines

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10/13/2003 9:31:24

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