title: Childhood vitiligo: a prospective hospital-based study.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Farwaniya Hospital, Farwaniya, Kuwait. nalmut@usa.net
authors: Nawaf
authors: N
authors: Al-Mutairi
authors: Ashok Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Sharma
authors: Mazen
authors: M
authors: Al-Sheltawy
authors: Osama
authors: O
authors: Nour-Eldin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies