Nevus depigmentosus with pale skin, yellow-brown hair and a light brown iris

Abstract

Nevus depigmentosus is a leukoderma present at birth or with onset early in life [1]. Simultaneous involvement of skin and hair, or of skin and an eye, has previously been reported. Here, we show a nevus depigmentosus involving skin, hair and an eye in a one-year-old Japanese boy.A one-year-old Japanese boy was referred to us with a hypopigmented macule and yellow-brown hair on the left face and scalp. The parents noticed them at birth. A physical examination revealed a hypopigmented lesion with [...]