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Controversial issues in vitiligo patients: a review of old and recent treatments
Author(s) -
Lotti Torello,
Gianfaldoni Serena,
Valle Yan,
Rovesti Miriam,
Feliciano Claudio,
Satolli Francesca
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.12745
Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , dermatology , affect (linguistics) , disease , pathology , philosophy , linguistics
Vitiligo is quite a common hypopigmentary disorder, which may affect both children and adults with important psychological effects due to the well‐known leopard skin‐like appearance. The authors summarize in the present study the published evidence on vitiligo with particular interest on the controversial aspects of the disease, such as its definition and the available treatments.