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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Vitiligo can be classified in two clinical subtypes. One is segmented vitiligo, which affects only 1 segment of the body (face, arm or leg); and non-segmented vitiligo, involving more than 1 segment, such as both knees or both hands. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== |
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Overview
Vitiligo can be classified in two clinical subtypes. One is segmented vitiligo, which affects only 1 segment of the body (face, arm or leg); and non-segmented vitiligo, involving more than 1 segment, such as both knees or both hands.
Classification
Non-segmental Vitiligo | Segmental Vitiligo | |
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Definition | Involves both sides of the body, most common type | Involves 1 segment of the body (face, arm or leg) |
Subtypes | Focal Mucosal Acrofacial Generalized Universal |
Focal Mucosal Uni-, bi- or plurisegmental |
Age | Later onset is more common than in childhood | More common in childhood |
Onset and progression | Progressive, with acute episodes | Rapid and stabilizes |
Hair involvement | In later stages | Early |
Association with other autoimmune conditions | Yes | No |
Common location | Areas prone to pressure or friction | Face |
Response to autologous grafting | Good response | Relapses |
Table adapted from N Engl J Med 2009;360:160-9[1], EDF Vitiligo Guidelines, A. Taieb et al. [2] and J Am Acad Dermatol Mazereeuw-Hautier et al [3] |
References
- ↑ Taïeb, Alain; Picardo, Mauro (2009). "Vitiligo". New England Journal of Medicine. 360 (2): 160–169. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp0804388. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ Taieb, A.; Alomar, A.; Böhm, M.; Dell’Anna, M.L.; De Pase, A.; Eleftheriadou, V.; Ezzedine, K.; Gauthier, Y.; Gawkrodger, D.J.; Jouary, T.; Leone, G.; Moretti, S.; Nieuweboer-Krobotova, L.; Olsson, M.J.; Parsad, D.; Passeron, T.; Tanew, A.; van der Veen, W.; van Geel, N.; Whitton, M.; Wolkerstorfer, A.; Picardo, M. (2013). "Guidelines for the management of vitiligo: the European Dermatology Forum consensus". British Journal of Dermatology. 168 (1): 5–19. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11197.x. ISSN 0007-0963.
- ↑ Juliette Mazereeuw-Hautier, Sophie Bezio, Emmanuel Mahe, Christine Bodemer, Catherine Eschard, Valerie Viseux, Christine Labreze, Patrice Plantin, Sebastien Barbarot, Pierre Vabres, Ludovic Martin, Carle Paul & Jean-Philippe Lacour (2010). "Segmental and nonsegmental childhood vitiligo has distinct clinical characteristics: a prospective observational study". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 62 (6): 945–949. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.081. PMID 20466172. Unknown parameter
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