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Poliosis is a localized loss of hair pigment.¹ It has been previously associated with intradermal nevi, halo nevi, melanoma of the scalp, and genetically based syndromes such as piebaldism, Wardenburg syndrome, and tuberous sclerosis.^1-4 We present a case in which diffuse segmental poliosis developed on a giant congenital nevus. This association has not been previously reported.

Report of a Case

A 27-year-old Arabic man with a giant congenital nevus on the left upper extremity, left upper and lower scalp (not shown in photo), and right upper shoulder presented with poliosis of extensive areas of the left side of the nevus that did not cross the midline (Figure 1). The poliosis of the entire area was without vitiligo or hypopigmentation of skin. One year previously, the patient had noted that after shaving the black hair on the involved area with an electric razor, his hair grew back white. He denied using any hair-bleaching . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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