Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Vitiligo Patients and its Relation to Vitiligo Severity - A Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Navya Bathina (Author), Sadhika Ganni (Author), Seetharam A. Kolalapudi (Author), Subhashini Konala (Author), Kalyan Dharavath (Author), Mandem T. K. Reddy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: In vitiligo, there is a significant decrease in melanocytes and melanin. The decrease in melanin causes oxidative stress, with a chance of causing metabolic syndrome. Hence, there is a need to look for metabolic syndrome in vitiligo. Aim and Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of meta...