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One More Cause of Poliosis
One More Cause of Poliosis
The April 15 issue of CONSULTANT included a case of a 12-year-old girl with poliosis (
Figure
).
1
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.
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.
Consultant.
2006;46:567.
2.
Kandt RS. Tuberous sclerosis complex and neurofibromatosis type 1: the two most common neurocutaneous diseases.
Neurol Clin.
2003;21:983-1004.
3.
Roach ES, Sparagana SP. Diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex.
J Child Neurol.
2004;19:643-649.
