TY - JOUR
T1 - Comorbidities in vitiligo
T2 - comprehensive review
AU - Dahir, Aisha M
AU - Thomsen, Simon F
N1 - © 2018 The International Society of Dermatology.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - Vitiligo is a common skin disorder characterized by idiopathic, progressive cutaneous hypomelanosis. Vitiligo is associated with several comorbid autoimmune, systemic, and dermatological diseases, primarily thyroid disease, alopecia areata, diabetes mellitus, pernicious anemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Addison's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, Sjögren's syndrome, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, ocular and audiological abnormalities, psoriasis, and atopic dermatitis. It is essential to increase awareness of these comorbidities in order to improve the disease burden and quality of life of patients with vitiligo. Herein, we review the association with the most frequent comorbidities associated with vitiligo.
AB - Vitiligo is a common skin disorder characterized by idiopathic, progressive cutaneous hypomelanosis. Vitiligo is associated with several comorbid autoimmune, systemic, and dermatological diseases, primarily thyroid disease, alopecia areata, diabetes mellitus, pernicious anemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Addison's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, Sjögren's syndrome, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, ocular and audiological abnormalities, psoriasis, and atopic dermatitis. It is essential to increase awareness of these comorbidities in order to improve the disease burden and quality of life of patients with vitiligo. Herein, we review the association with the most frequent comorbidities associated with vitiligo.
KW - Alopecia Areata/epidemiology
KW - Autoimmune Diseases/epidemiology
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Dermatitis, Atopic/epidemiology
KW - Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology
KW - Eye Diseases/epidemiology
KW - Hearing Disorders/epidemiology
KW - Humans
KW - Psoriasis/epidemiology
KW - Thyroid Diseases/epidemiology
KW - Vitiligo/epidemiology
U2 - 10.1111/ijd.14055
DO - 10.1111/ijd.14055
M3 - Review
C2 - 29808541
SN - 0011-9059
VL - 57
SP - 1157
EP - 1164
JO - International Journal of Dermatology
JF - International Journal of Dermatology
IS - 10
ER -