vitiligo

Vitiligo ( ) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but it may be related to immune system changes, genetic factors, stress, or sun exposure, and susceptibility to it may be affected by regional environmental risk factors, especially early in life. Treatment options include topical medications, light therapy, surgery and cosmetics. The condition causes patches of light-peach colored skin that vary in size and can appear anywhere on the body; in particular, nonsegmental vitiligo, the common form, tends to progress

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Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the skin loses its pigment, creating light-colored patches that can appear anywhere on the body and vary in size. While the exact cause remains unknown, it may involve immune system changes, genetics, stress, or sun exposure, and can be managed through topical medications, light therapy, surgery, or cosmetics.

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Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Vitiligo
Medical condition (new).image: Vitiligo2.JPG
Medical condition (new).caption: Non-segmental vitiligo of the hand
Medical condition (new).field: Dermatology
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Patches of white skin
Medical condition (new).onset: Childhood, young adult
Medical condition (new).duration: Long term
Medical condition (new).causes: Unknown
Medical condition (new).risks: Family history, other autoimmune diseases
Medical condition (new).diagnosis: Tissue biopsy
Medical condition (new).treatment: Sunscreen, makeup, topical corticosteroids, phototherapy
Medical condition (new).frequency: 0.1–2.1%

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Research

11,588 papers

Vitiligo: A Review.ReviewDermatology (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Bergqvist C, Ezzedine KDOI: 10.1159/000506103
Vitiligo.ReviewLancet (London, England) · 2015Ezzedine K, Eleftheriadou V, Whitton M et al.DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60763-7
The Genetic Basis of Vitiligo.ReviewThe Journal of investigative dermatology · 2021Spritz RA, Santorico SADOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.06.004
[Vitiligo].ReviewUgeskrift for laeger · 2025Haulrig MB, Idorn L, Skov LDOI: 10.61409/V10240662
New discoveries in the pathogenesis and classification of vitiligo.ReviewJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2017Rodrigues M, Ezzedine K, Hamzavi I et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.10.048
[Vitiligo].ReviewNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde · 2025Uitentuis SE, Bekkenk MW, Kemperman PMJH et al.
Vitiligo.ReviewCurrent problems in dermatology · 2007Matz H, Tur EDOI: 10.1159/000106412
Vitiligo.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2024Manoj R, Singh S, Kothari R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.12.040