title: Nonsynchronized segmented heterochromia in black scalp hair.
abstract: Nonsynchronized segmented heterochromia in black scalp hair is a rarely reported entity, the only previous report being described in association with iron deficiency anaemia. A 14-year-old girl presented with a 2-year history of nonsynchronized segmented heterochromia. She was otherwise well and her serum iron, copper, zinc and protein levels were all within the normal range. She had no clinical evidence of vitiligo or alopecia areata. This patient is believed to represent the first reported case of nonsynchronized segmented heterochromia in black scalp hair as a presentation of premature greying of the hair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Clatterbridge Hospital, Bebington, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Godbolt
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Messenger
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006200:Hair Color; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*