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Vitiligo in Children: A Clinical‐Epidemiologic Study in Jordan
Author(s) -
ALREFU KHITAM
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01478.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vitiligo , dermatology , pediatrics
Two thousand consecutive children were analyzed in a 2‐year period to establish a clinical and epidemiologic profile of vitiligo in Jordan; 71 had vitiligo, with the prevalence increasing with age (0.45% <1 yr, 1% aged 1–5 yrs, 2.1% aged 5–12 yrs). Nonsegmental‐type vitiligo was seen in 67 of the patients (92.9%).