Vitiligo= البهاق

Vitiligo= البهاق

Assessment of Vitiligo Treatment Outcome: Review of Useful Methods

Many therapeutic modalities are available for vitiligo treatment. However, there is a lack of consensus about methods that assess the treatment outcome of the disorder. Comparative studies of various treatments of vitiligo, relied until recently on subjective methods based on an approximate evaluation of the extent of depigmented areas. Recently objective modalities that could be used to assess...

Increased Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Vitiligo

BACKGROUND Inflammatory and immune processes can be triggered in vitiligo due to a decreased number of melanocytes and their anti-inflammatory effects. Because of the systemic nature of vitiligo, metabolic abnormalities such as insulin resistance and lipid profile disturbances as well as skin involvement may be observed in vitiligo. AIMS To investigate the association between metabolic syndro...

Prevalence of vitiligo among type 2 diabetic patients in an Iranian population.

BACKGROUND Vitiligo is one of many diseases that can be found with diabetes mellitus. Diabetic patients have a high incidence of vitiligo compared to the general population. This study assesses prevalence of vitiligo in type 2 diabetic patients in Iran. METHODS One thousand one hundred type 2 diabetic patients and 1100 healthy adults were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Patients were...

Prepubertal and postpubertal vitiligo: a multivariate comparative study in 375 patients*

BACKGROUND The onset of vitiligo during childhood is common. Limited data exist that compare the clinical associations of prepubertal and postpubertal vitiligo in Arabs. OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical profile of pre and postpubertal onset vitiligo. METHODS A cross-sectional observational study was conducted. The Vitiligo European Task Force questionnaire was completed for each patient. ...