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Living with vitiligo: results from a national survey indicate differences between skin phototypes
Author(s) -
Ezzedine K.,
Grimes P.E.,
Meurant J.M.,
Seneschal J.,
LéautéLabrèze C.,
Ballanger F.,
Jouary T.,
Taïeb C.,
Taïeb A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.13839
Subject(s) - vitiligo , phototype , medicine , dark skin , dermatology , quality of life (healthcare) , population , disease , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , nursing
Although vitiligo impacts quality of life negatively, limited information exists regarding the overall vitiligo burden in different skin phototypes. We demonstrate that dark and light phototypes cope with vitiligo differently, although both are equally stressed. Improved understanding of the overall vitiligo burden may assist dermatologists to better target at-risk patients. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.