Open AccessClinical patterns of vitiligo and its associated co morbidities: A prospective controlled cross-sectional study in South India
Author(s) -
Deepa Shankar,
K Shashikala,
Rama Madala
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.96705
Subject(s) - medicine , vitiligo , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , prospective cohort study , cross sectional study , xerophthalmia , outpatient clinic , family history , gastroenterology , complete blood count , physical examination , incidence (geometry) , blood test , dermatology , vitamin , pathology , vitamin a deficiency , retinol , physics , optics
The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical patterns and associations of vitiligo, audiometric functions, and ocular involvement and to correlate the morphology, clinical behaviour and comorbidities associated with vitiligo.