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Congenital Patterned Leukodermas: Follow-up
Updated: Nov 6, 2009
Follow-up
Further Inpatient Care
- Patients with congenital patterned leukodermas should be screened for skin cancer.
- Patients with congenital patterned leukodermas should be routinely followed for advancement of the nonpigmentary disorders.
Miscellaneous
Medicolegal Pitfalls
- Failure to screen patients for skin cancer
- Failure to monitor patients for advancement of nonpigmentary disorders
The authors and editors of eMedicine gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous Chief Editor, William D. James, MD, to the development and writing of this article.
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Keywords
congenital patterned leukodermas, congenital patterned leukoderma, Waardenburg syndrome, Apert syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, Jackson-Weiss syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, Hirschsprung syndrome, piebaldism, congenital hypopigmentary diseases, pigment cells, melanocytes, embryogenesis, gene, band 2q35-q37.3, microphthalmia transcription factor gene, gene, band 3p12, fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 gene, gene, band 10q25-q26, fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 gene, gene, band 8p11.2-12, endothelin-B receptor gene, gene, band 13q22, gene, band 4q12
Follow-up: Congenital Patterned Leukodermas