A piebald family
1Department of Dermato-venereo-leprology, RNT Medical College, Udipur-313001, India.
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
|October 16, 2010
Abstract:
Piebaldism is an uncommon congenital hypomelanotic disorder characterized by a white forelock and vitiligo like amelanotic macules. We report a family with piebaldism affecting four successive generations. The disease was present in 16 members of the family.
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