A RARE CASE OF HEMI - CORPUS VITILIGO
| Autor: | Kamal Kumar M, Naveen N |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. :297-302 |
| ISSN: | 2278-4802 2278-4748 |
| DOI: | 10.14260/jemds/2015/46 |
| Popis: | Vitiligo is a hypopigmentation causing malady of skin occurring in blotches. It is impossible to envisage the extent of skin that can be affected. It has no age, sex or ethnic discrimination, but most develop by the age of 20 and more noticeable in dark skin people. Some acquire sparing white dots while others have white patches affecting larger areas of the skin. It may also affect hair, the inside of the mouth and even the eyes. Most widely accepted to be of autoimmune in nature but is of multifactorial origin. It is commonly associated with other autoimmune disorders affecting thyroid, adrenals and pancreas. Many variants are described depending on the pattern and extent of the skin involved. It is clinically diagnosed sometimes requiring biopsy to differentiate from other hypopigmentation disorders. Currently available treatment options for vitiligo include sunscreens for photosensitive skin, cosmetic cover-up, restoration of normal skin color with use of medical options like PUVA or surgically by autografting, tattooing and depigmentation of normal skin to make an even color. Results of these are not constant with only partial recovery. But the most commonly neglected imperative factor in the treatment of vitiligo is the psychological trauma and fear of social disgrace sustained by the patient. In this case report, we state a rare pattern of vitiligo involving only half of the body and the importance and effect of psychological treatment. |
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