title: Childhood vitiligo.
abstract: Vitiligo is a common skin disorder in which pigment is lost from the skin and adnexae. Half of all cases begin before the age of 20 years. Until recently, there was a paucity of published data regarding effective therapy of vitiligo. Current therapy is quite effective, and while many patients may not experience complete repigmentation, 50% to 75% repigmentation of vitiligo with recent onset routinely can be expected with available therapeutics.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dermatology Department, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1090 Amsterdam Ave, Suite 11D, New York, NY 10025, USA. nsilverberg@juno.com
authors.forename: Nanette B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Silverberg
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Travis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*