Diffuse heterochromia of scalp hair.
Heterochromia of hair is the presence of more than one distinct color of hair in the same person. A color difference between scalp hair and a mustache or sideburns is not uncommon. Pubic and axillary hair and eyebrows and eyelashes are often darker than scalp hair in a fair-haired person. Rarely, a circumscribed patch of hair of different colors occurs. However, diffuse heterochromia of black and red scalp hair has not been previously reported. We describe a father and son with this condition.
Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Korea.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006200:Hair Color / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology