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- Title
A Single-Center Retrospective Study of Pediatric Vitiligo in a Tertiary Hospital.
- Authors
Martin, Laura Beth; García Diaz, Francisco José; Bernabeu Wittel, José; Coronel Rodríguez, Cristóbal
- Abstract
Vitiligo is a common disorder; however, its management is unknown by many primary-care doctors and pediatricians. Most articles focus on adults; we analyze the characteristics and impact on children. A single-center retrospective study was conducted over 10 years on 254 children diagnosed with vitiligo. About 50.4% were male with a mean age of 8.24 years. There was a slight predominance of nonsegmented vitiligo. About 12.59% had family history of vitiligo and 11.4% of autoimmune diseases. Around 15.7% patients presented other dermatological diseases and 9.05%, autoimmune diseases. No significant statistical differences were found when comparing age, sex, and type of vitiligo with other variables. Almost 96.06% received treatment with calcineurin inhibitors and 66.53% topical steroids. Around 77% obtained repigmentation, and out of the initial nonresponders, 16% responded to phototherapy. In general, our results concur with the scarce literature. A long-term follow-up of children with vitiligo is needed to identify treatment side effects and diseases associated.
- Subjects
PEARSON correlation (Statistics); VITILIGO; SYMPTOMS; TERTIARY care; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; DATA analysis software; COMPARATIVE studies; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 2024, Vol 63, Issue 6, p779
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00099228231193588