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Vitiligo | Vitiligo affects 1,000/100,000 (1%) of patients worldwide. Males and females are equally affected. Half of patients are diagnosed before the age of 20. | ||
==Epidemiology== | ==Epidemiology== | ||
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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
Vitiligo affects 1,000/100,000 (1%) of patients worldwide. Males and females are equally affected. Half of patients are diagnosed before the age of 20.
Epidemiology
Prevalence
- The prevalence of vitiligo is about 1% of the total worldwide population.
- The prevalence varies among geographical areas and age groups, from 0.1% up to more than 2%.[1]
- A higher prevalence has been found in countries like 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 reports state that both sexes are equally affected,[4] some studies report a higher incidence in young women.[5]
- Females are diagnosed earlier than men.
Race
- There is no difference between races, but in dark skin patients it is more noticed and has a higher psychological impact.
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) - ↑ 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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