Vitiligo: a review

C Bergqvist, K Ezzedine - Dermatology, 2020 - karger.com
Vitiligo, a common depigmenting skin disorder, has an estimated prevalence of 0.5–2% of
the population worldwide. The disease is characterized by the selective loss of melanocytes …

Interventions for vitiligo

ME Whitton, M Pinart, J Batchelor… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder characterised by patchy loss of skin colour.
Some people experience itching before the appearance of a new patch. It affects people of …

Vitiligo: a review of the published work

R Yaghoobi, M Omidian… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo is a common depigmenting skin disorder, characterized by acquired, idiopathic,
progressive, circumscribed hypomelanosis of the skin and hair, with total absence of …

Quality of life, burden of disease, co-morbidities, and systemic effects in vitiligo patients

N Elbuluk, K Ezzedine - Dermatologic clinics, 2017 - derm.theclinics.com
Vitiligo is an acquired chronic autoimmune (AI) pigmentation disorder resulting in patchy,
white, nonscaly macules and patches. The worldwide prevalence of the disease is estimated …

The burden of vitiligo: patient characteristics associated with quality of life

MWL Homan, PI Spuls, J de Korte, JD Bos… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is commonly regarded as a harmless cosmetic skin problem in
Western societies, and the importance of treating patients with vitiligo is often …

[HTML][HTML] Maintenance therapy of adult vitiligo with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment: a randomized, double blind, placebo–controlled study

M Cavalié, K Ezzedine, E Fontas, H Montaudié… - Journal of Investigative …, 2015 - Elsevier
The risk of relapse after successful repigmentation in vitiligo is estimated to 40% within the
first year. It has been shown in atopic dermatitis that continuous low-level use of topical …

Quality of life in patients with vitiligo: a cross-sectional study based on Vitiligo Quality of Life index (VitiQoL)

K Hedayat, M Karbakhsh, M Ghiasi, A Goodarzi… - Health and quality of life …, 2016 - Springer
Background Vitiligo is a multi-factorial pigmentary skin disorder. Recently, the importance of
emotional and psychological issues is proposed in incidence, progression, relapse and …

Psychosocial effects of vitiligo

K Ongenae, L Beelaert, N van Geel… - Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A limited number of studies have paid attention to the psychosocial well‐being of patients
affected with vitiligo. We review the psychosocial effects of vitiligo, how patients deal with …

Quality of life in patients with vitiligo: an analysis of the dermatology life quality index outcome over the past two decades

AAA Amer, XH Gao - International journal of dermatology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo is one of the most important skin disorders that does not cause much physical
impairment, but due to its disfiguring appearance, patients have disturbances in mental …

[HTML][HTML] Vitiligo: Patient stories, self-esteem, and the psychological burden of disease

PE Grimes, MM Miller - International journal of women's dermatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Vitiligo is a relatively common disorder that is characterized by depigmented patches of skin.
Multiple studies characterize the overwhelming psychological burden that is experienced by …