A clinico-epidemiological study on childhood vitiligo
Introduction: Vitiligo is a disorder of melanocytes which may have a significant effect on the psyche of a patient. Aims: To study the clinical profile of the patients with childhood vitiligo and see the association of vitiligo with other autoimmune diseases. Methods: A randomized controlled prospec...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Introduction: Vitiligo is a disorder of melanocytes which may have a significant effect on the psyche of a patient. Aims: To study the clinical profile of the patients with childhood vitiligo and see the association of vitiligo with other autoimmune diseases. Methods: A randomized controlled prospective study was done of thirty patients of childhood vitiligo aged below14 years of age. Results: Vitiligo vulgaris was the most common type of vitiligo seen in 50% children followed by focal and segmental vitiligo in 20% each followed by acrofacial vitiligo in 10% children. |
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| Item Description: | 2319-7250 10.4103/2319-7250.179410 |