Albinism, Partial, Hypopigmentation/depigmentation, Congenital - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

albinism, partial hypopigmentation/depigmentation, congenital

Body Site

leg

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

patchy

Color

white/hypo brown

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This healthy 10-year-old girl had a congenital white forelock with underlying depigmentation and scattered depigmented patches on her legs with normally pigmented and hyperpigmented macules within. Her father, maternal uncle, and other members of the father's family had similar lesions. There was no family history of hearing loss or other associated findings.

Description

symmetric hypopigmented patches with hyperpigmented macules

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5/30/2007 16:56:20

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