title: Segmental vitiligo following encephalitis.
abstract: We describe a rare account of a patient who developed segmental vitiligo within several months of an episode of viral encephalitis. This case provides further support to the neuronal hypothesis in the etiology of segmental vitiligo. A literature review of the neuronal theory and pathogenesis of vitiligo is further discussed.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. angelasingh16@gmail.com
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kornmehl
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milgraum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000821:virology*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000821:virology*