CLINICAL PATTERN OF VITILIGO IN PATIENTS ATTENDING DERMATOLOGY OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN UTTARAKHAND- A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
BACKGROUND Vitiligo is a common pigmentary disorder of the skin with a worldwide incidence of 1%. The incidence of vitiligo is found to be 0.25-2.5% in India. Aim- The aim of the study is to determine the clinical patterns of vitiligo in patients attending dermatology outpatient department at a tertiary care centre in Uttarakhand. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study where a total of 397 patients of vitiligo attending Dermatology Outpatient Department, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Uttarakhand, over a period from October 2015 to September 2016 were included. Diagnosis was made on clinical grounds and relevant investigations. RESULTS Out of 397 patients, 52.1% were males and 47.9% were females. Males outnumbered females in our study. Majority of patients belonged to the age group between 21 and 30 years (20.7%). Vitiligo vulgaris (66.2%) was the most common morphological type. This was followed by focal (15.4%), acrofacial (6.8%), mucosal (5.3%), universal (3.3%) and segmental (3%). 19 (4.8%) patients had associated diseases also. CONCLUSION Vitiligo was common in younger age group in our study and further studies should be conducted to know various patterns of vitiligo in different regions.
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Samarjit Roy, Rashmi Jindal, Nancy Bhardwaj, Prateek Nagrani
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- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2017/18
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