Vol. 18 - Num. 72
Clinical Reviews
Júlia Morata Albaa, Andrés Tarragón Crosb
aServicio de Pediatría. Hospital Lluís Alcanyís. Játiva. Valencia. España.
bMIR-Pediatría. Hospital Lluís Alcanyís. Játiva. Valencia. España.
Correspondence: J Morata. E-mail: juliamorataalba@gmail.com
Reference of this article: Morata Alba J, Tarragón Cros A. What to think front to leukoderma and poliosis from birth? Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2016;18:345-8.
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Abstract
Piebaldism is a hereditary skin disease, due to the autosomal dominant transmission of the KIT gene mutation. It causes skin hypopigmentation (leukoderma) and white forelock (poliosis) from birth. Its course is permanent and static.
Keywords
● Hypopigmentation ● Piebaldism ● White forelock
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