Poliosis – what is it, causes, treatment

Def .: Acquired hair discoloration in a limited or extensive area or only in and around pigmented moles.

Epid .: It accompanies vitiligo, it can appear as hair regrowth in alopecia areata, after injuries or after X-ray irradiation.

Loc .: The lesions may be focal or scattered within the scalp and pigmented nevi.

Clinical: An area of ​​hair that clearly differs in color from the surrounding area. Hair, as a rule, is light, white. In the case of regrowths after X-ray irradiation, the hair may be darker than the original color.

DR: Natural graying.

Heal: Beauty treatments – hair coloring.

Lit.: [1] Kim SA, Do JE, Kang HY i wsp.: Poliosis developing in a melanocytic nevus. Eur J Dermatol 2007, 17; 347-8

Source: A. Kaszuba, Z. Adamski: “Lexicon of dermatology”; XNUMXst edition, Czelej Publishing House

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