RT Book, Section
A1 Birlea, Stanca A.
A1 Spritz, Richard A.
A1 Norris, David A.
A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2 Katz, Stephen I.
A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2 Paller, Amy S.
A2 Leffell, David J.
A2 Wolff, Klaus
SR Print(0)
ID 56043354
T1 Chapter 74. Vitiligo
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56043354
RD 2024/04/20
AB |PrintVitiligo  at  a  GlanceThe  most  frequent  depigmenting  disorder,  affecting  0.3%–0.5%  of  the  population  worldwideAn  acquired  disease  involving  multiple  genes  and  nongenetic  environmental  factorsCharacterized  by  progressive  autoimmune-mediated  destruction  of  epidermal  melanocytesTypical  presentation:  patches  of  white  skin  and  hairCause  of  physiological  and  social  stigma  among  affected  individualsIncreased  risk  for  other  autoimmune  diseases,  unpredictable  evolution  and  unsatisfactory  therapeutic  outcomes