Vitiligo koebnerized by eyebrow plucking by threading.
Koebnerization is a well-known phenomenon in diseases like vitiligo and psoriasis. Eyebrow plucking is a common procedure, which induces some trauma. This is a report of a woman with vitiligo whose vitiligo spread to the eyebrow area after eyebrow plucking by threading in a beauty parlour. This is an example of an unusual koebnerization of vitiligo by a very common cosmetic procedure.
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Consultant Dermatologist, Baroda, India. sbvderma@wilnetonline.net
D000328:Adult; D005138:Eyebrows; D005260:Female; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000209:etiology*