Heterochromia of the Hair and Eyelashes with Blaschkoid Dyspigmentation

Catalina I Dumitrascu; Elika Hoss; Marcia Hogeling

doi:10.1111/pde.12738

Heterochromia of the Hair and Eyelashes with Blaschkoid Dyspigmentation

Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 Mar-Apr;33(2):e121-2. doi: 10.1111/pde.12738. Epub 2016 Jan 14.

Authors

Catalina I Dumitrascu¹, Elika Hoss², Marcia Hogeling³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.
² Department of Dermatology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Scottsdale, Arizona.
³ Department of Dermatology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.

PMID: 26763866
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12738

Abstract

Heterochromia of the hair involves the presence of two distinctive colors of scalp hair in one individual. We report the case of a 4-year-old girl with reddish streaks of scalp hair, heterochromia of the eyelashes, and cutaneous hypopigmentation following the lines of Blaschko.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Eyelashes / abnormalities*
Female
Hair / abnormalities*
Hair Color*
Humans
Pigmentation Disorders / diagnosis*