Vitiligo

Overview

Vitiligo is autoimmune loss of melanocytes causing depigmented patches, often symmetric.

Symptoms

• •White patches
• •Premature graying
• •Koebner phenomenon

Stages

Diagnosis

• ✓Clinical
• ✓Wood’s lamp
• ✓Biopsy (melanin loss)
• ✓Thyroid antibodies

Treatments

• →Topical steroids
• →NB-UVB
• →Ruxolitinib cream
• →Depigmentation (extensive)

Risk Factors