title: Clinical pattern of vitiligo.
abstract: All new cases of vitiligo reporting to Dermatology Outpatient of Combined Military Hospital, Panu Aqil, were included in the study. Of the 230 patients, 124 were male (53.9%) and 106 were female (46.1%). Males were more commonly affected. The disease affected all age groups. Mean age at presentation was 27.02 + 18.34 years and age at presentation ranged from 5.5 months to 82 years. The mean age at onset was 22.03 + 16.97 years with majority 30.4% (n=70), developing vitiligo in first decade of life. Generalized vitiligo was the most common type (n=132, 57.4%) followed by focal (n=53, 23%) and acro-facial vitiligo (n=16, 7%). Head and neck was the most common initial site of onset (n=100, 43.48%). Koebner phenomenon was observed in 72 patietns (31.3%), family history was present in 64 patients (27.8%) and 16 patients (7%) had associated diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad. aamir1158@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Aamir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.forename: Naeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult