PIEBALDISM

Course overview

PIEBALDISM IS AN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER OF MELANOCYTE MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZED BY ISOLATED CONGENITAL LEUKODERMA (WHITE SKIN) AND POLIOSIS (WHITE HAIR) IN A DISTINCT VENTRAL MIDLINE PATTERN. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF PIEBALDISM AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, TREATING, AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.