title: Vitiligo in children: a clinical-epidemiologic study in Jordan.
abstract: Two thousand consecutive children were analyzed in a 2-year period to establish a clinical and epidemiologic profile of vitiligo in Jordan; 71 had vitiligo, with the prevalence increasing with age (0.45% <1 yr, 1% aged 1-5 yrs, 2.1% aged 5-12 yrs). Nonsegmental-type vitiligo was seen in 67 of the patients (92.9%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mu'tah University, Mu'tah, Jordan. alrefukhi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Khitam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Refu
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*