Piebaldism: A brief report and review of the literature

Abstract

Piebaldism is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of melanocyte development characterized by a congenital white forelock and multiple symmetrical stable hypopigmented or depigmented macules. We report a family with piebaldism affecting three successive generations and also review the literature.

Keywords

• Autosomal dominant
• piebaldism
• pigmentary disorder