Scalp hair heterochromia in a 5-year-old child: rare somatic mosaicism?

Domenico Bonamonte; Angela Filoni; Michelangelo Vestita; Gianni Angelini; Caterina Foti

doi:10.1111/pde.12393

Scalp hair heterochromia in a 5-year-old child: rare somatic mosaicism?

Pediatr Dermatol. 2014 Nov-Dec;31(6):733-4. doi: 10.1111/pde.12393. Epub 2014 Sep 10.

Authors

Domenico Bonamonte¹, Angela Filoni, Michelangelo Vestita, Gianni Angelini, Caterina Foti

Affiliation

¹ Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.

PMID: 25209609
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12393

Abstract

Scalp hair heterochromia presenting in tufts with no underlying skin changes is rare and can be a sign of somatic mosaicism. We describe the case of a healthy 5-year-old boy with this condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Dermoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Hair Color*
Hair Diseases / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Mosaicism*
Scalp