1. A Single-Center Retrospective Study of Pediatric Vitiligo in a Tertiary Hospital.
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Martin, Laura Beth, García Diaz, Francisco José, Bernabeu Wittel, José, and Coronel Rodríguez, Cristóbal
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PEARSON correlation (Statistics) , *VITILIGO , *SYMPTOMS , *TERTIARY care , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *DATA analysis software , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DISEASE complications , *CHILDREN - Abstract
Vitiligo is a common disorder; however, its management is unknown by many primary-care doctors and pediatricians. Most articles focus on adults; we analyze the characteristics and impact on children. A single-center retrospective study was conducted over 10 years on 254 children diagnosed with vitiligo. About 50.4% were male with a mean age of 8.24 years. There was a slight predominance of nonsegmented vitiligo. About 12.59% had family history of vitiligo and 11.4% of autoimmune diseases. Around 15.7% patients presented other dermatological diseases and 9.05%, autoimmune diseases. No significant statistical differences were found when comparing age, sex, and type of vitiligo with other variables. Almost 96.06% received treatment with calcineurin inhibitors and 66.53% topical steroids. Around 77% obtained repigmentation, and out of the initial nonresponders, 16% responded to phototherapy. In general, our results concur with the scarce literature. A long-term follow-up of children with vitiligo is needed to identify treatment side effects and diseases associated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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