Lipedematous Scalp with Heterochromia of Scalp Hair in a Boy

January 2011 in “ European journal of dermatology/EJD. European journal of dermatology ”

Yue‐Ping Zeng, Dong‐Lai Ma, Baoxi Wang

lipedematous scalp heterochromia subcutaneous fat layer hyperplasia

TLDR A boy had a rare scalp condition with thickened skin and different-colored hair.

The document described a rare case of lipedematous scalp (LS) in a boy, characterized by a thickened and boggy scalp due to hyperplasia of the subcutaneous fat layer, without any hair loss. Additionally, the boy exhibited heterochromia of the scalp hair. This condition had only been reported 22 times in English literature up to that point. The study was conducted by the Department of Dermatology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing, China.

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