Consultations & Comments: One More Cause of Poliosis

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD;

Consultations & Comments: One More Cause of Poliosis

June 1, 2006

Consultant for Pediatricians, Consultant for Pediatricians Vol 5 No 6, Volume 5, Issue 6

The April issue of Consultant For Pediatricians included a case of a 12-year-old girl with poliosis. The author, Bhagwan Das Bang, MD, noted that poliosis is associated with ocular chronic staphylococcal blepharitis, Waardenburg syndrome, Marfan syndrome, vitiligo, and Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome.

The April issue of Consultant For Pediatricians included a case of a 12-year-old girl with poliosis (Figure).¹The author, Bhagwan Das Bang, MD, noted that poliosis is associated with ocular chronic staphylococcal blepharitis, Waardenburg syndrome, Marfan syndrome, vitiligo, and Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome.

To that list, I would add tuberous sclerosis--also an important cause of poliosis.^2,3

---- Alexander K. C. Leung, MD University of Calgary

References:

REFERENCES:

1.Das Bang B. Poliosis.

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