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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Epidemiology== | |||
===Prevalence=== | |||
* The overall prevalence of vitiligo is about 1% of the total worldwide population. | |||
* This varies among geographical areas and age groups, from 0.1% up to more than 2%.<ref>{{Cite journal | |||
| author = [[Christian Kruger]] & [[Karin Uta Schallreuter]] | |||
| title = A review of the worldwide prevalence of vitiligo in children/adolescents and adults | |||
| journal = [[International journal of dermatology]] | |||
| volume = 51 | |||
| issue = 10 | |||
| pages = 1206–1212 | |||
| year = 2012 | |||
| month = October | |||
| doi = 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05377.x | |||
| pmid = 22458952 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
===Age=== | |||
* 50% of patients with vitiligo are diagnosed before the age of 20. <ref>{{Cite journal | |||
| author = [[Virendra N. Sehgal]] & [[Govind Srivastava]] | |||
| title = Vitiligo: compendium of clinico-epidemiological features | |||
| journal = [[Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology]] | |||
| volume = 73 | |||
| issue = 3 | |||
| pages = 149–156 | |||
| year = 2007 | |||
| month = May-June | |||
| pmid = 17558045 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
===Gender=== | |||
* Both sexes are equally affected by this disease | |||
* Female are diagnosed earlier than men. | |||
===Race=== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology
Prevalence
- The overall prevalence of vitiligo is about 1% of the total worldwide population.
- This varies among geographical areas and age groups, from 0.1% up to more than 2%.[1]
Age
- 50% of patients with vitiligo are diagnosed before the age of 20. [2]
Gender
- Both sexes are equally affected by this disease
- Female are diagnosed earlier than men.
Race
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) - ↑ 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
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