Piebaldism: A Brief Report

Piebaldism--a case report.

We report a familial case of piebaldism affecting a 33-year-old man and his 3-month-old son. Typical skin findings, white forelock and amelanotic white macules containing hyperpigmented macules, were characteristically presented on both patients.

Melanocyte transplant in piebaldism: case report.

Piebaldism is a rare genodermatosis in which depigmented skin areas are unresponsive to topical or light treatment. This article describes the importance of transplant techniques using noncultured melanocytes (minigrafting) in the treatment of piebaldism.

Piebaldism in a 3-month-old infant--case report.

INTRODUCTION Piebaldism is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the congenital absence of melanocytes in the affected areas of skin and hair due to mutations of the KIT protooncogene, which affects the differentiation and migration of melanoblasts. CASE REPORT A 3 1/2 month old male infant was admitted to hospital due to depigmentation of skin in the area of forehead, trunk and ext...

Piebaldism and Neurofibromatosis type -1: Family Report Familial Case of Piebaldism with Regression of the Depigmentation over the Trunk

Copyright: © 2013 Alembo D. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Piebaldism and Neurofibromatosis type -1: Family Report Familial Case of Piebaldism with Regression of the Depigmentation over the Trunk

Surgical competence in general surgery assistance: a brief report