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Isolated Patchy Heterochromia of the Scalp Hair: A Rare Entity with Literature Review

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Scalp hair heterochromia involves the presence of two different colors of the scalp hair in the same individual. It may be of three types: patchy, diffuse, and segmental. Isolated patchy… Click to show full abstract

Scalp hair heterochromia involves the presence of two different colors of the scalp hair in the same individual. It may be of three types: patchy, diffuse, and segmental. Isolated patchy heterochromia of the scalp hair is a rare entity, and a very few cases have been described in the literature. Hereby, we report one such case of isolated patchy scalp hair heterochromia in a 2-year-old healthy male child with black hairs presenting with a bunch of blond hairs without any underlying abnormalities along with the literature review.

Keywords: patchy heterochromia; hair; heterochromia scalp; isolated patchy; scalp hair

Journal Title: International Journal of Trichology
Year Published: 2019

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