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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]
Overview
Autoimmune diseases and a family history of vitiligo are considered risk factors for developing this condition. A patient that has a relative with vitiligo has an 18 fold increased risk of developing the disease and having an earlier onset of the disease.
Epidemiology
Prevalence
- The prevalence of vitiligo is 1,000/100,000 (1%) of the population.
- The prevalence varies from 100/100,000 (0.1%) up to more than 2,000/100,000 (2%) depending upon the country and age group.[1]
- A higher prevalence has been observed in India, Romania, Uzbekistan and China.[2]
Age
- 50% of patients with vitiligo are diagnosed before the age of 20. [3]
Gender
- While the majority of studies state that both sexes are equally affected,[4] some studies report a higher incidence of vitiligo in young women.[5][6]
- Females are diagnosed at a younger age than men.
Race
- There is no difference in the prevalence among races.
- The disease is more often noticed in dark skin patients, and may have a greater psychological impact in dark skin patients.
References
- ↑ Christian Kruger & Karin Uta Schallreuter (2012). "A review of the worldwide prevalence of vitiligo in children/adolescents and adults". International journal of dermatology. 51 (10): 1206–1212. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05377.x. PMID 22458952. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Christian Kruger & Karin Uta Schallreuter (2012). "A review of the worldwide prevalence of vitiligo in children/adolescents and adults". International journal of dermatology. 51 (10): 1206–1212. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05377.x. PMID 22458952. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Virendra N. Sehgal & Govind Srivastava (2007). "Vitiligo: compendium of clinico-epidemiological features". Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology. 73 (3): 149–156. PMID 17558045. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Virendra N. Sehgal & Govind Srivastava (2007). "Vitiligo: compendium of clinico-epidemiological features". Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology. 73 (3): 149–156. PMID 17558045. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Asem Alkhateeb, Pamela R. Fain, Anthony Thody, Dorothy C. Bennett & Richard A. Spritz (2003). "Epidemiology of vitiligo and associated autoimmune diseases in Caucasian probands and their families". Pigment cell research / sponsored by the European Society for Pigment Cell Research and the International Pigment Cell Society. 16 (3): 208–214. PMID 12753387. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Kyriakos P. Kyriakis, Ioulios Palamaras, Efrosyni Tsele, Charalambos Michailides & Sofia Terzoudi (2009). "Case detection rates of vitiligo by gender and age". International journal of dermatology. 48 (3): 328–329. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03770.x. PMID 19261030. Unknown parameter
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