Childhood vitiligo: a prospective hospital-based study.
Eighty-eight consecutive children presenting with vitiligo to a hospital dermatology clinic in a 1-year period were assessed clinically, and for autoimmune and endocrine disorders. Vitiligo started between 8 and 12 years of age in 51% of our patients. A positive family history was obtained in 27.3% of the patients. Vitiligo vulgaris was the most common clinical type seen. Three patients, though clinically asymptomatic, showed antithyroid antibodies. Our results are compared with those published previously on the subject.
Al-Mutairi
Nawaf
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Department of Dermatology, Farwaniya Hospital, Farwaniya, Kuwait. nalmut@usa.net
Sharma
Ashok Kumar
AK
Al-Sheltawy
Mazen
M
Nour-Eldin
Osama
O
D017677:Age Distribution; D017668:Age of Onset; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000453:epidemiology; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000453:epidemiology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000453:epidemiology; D003880:Dermatology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
D001323:Autoantibodies