RESUMO
El vitiligo inflamatorio es un trastorno melanocitopénico adquirido, de baja frecuencia con características clínicas e histológicas propias. Ocurre en ambos sexos, a cualquier edad. Su fisiopatogenia parece involucrar mecanismos autoinmunes. En su evolución es frecuente la desaparición del componente inflamatorio que resulta en una mácula hipopigmentada clásica; a ello debe anticiparse también nuestra elección terapéutica. Se describe un paciente con vitiligo inflamatorio de resolución espontánea, junto a una revisión crítica de la bibliografía. Se discute si representa una variante de vitiligo vulgar o una entidad independiente.
Inflammatory vitiligo is a low frequency melanocytopenic acquired entity with clinical and histological features of it 's own. It occurs in both sexes at any age. Fisiopathogenesis may involve autoimmune mechanisms. It's evolution most commonly ends up in a classic hypopigmented maculae, therefore our therapeutic choice has to be oriented to this outcome. A patient with inflammatory vitiligo is described along a critical review of the literature. It is discussed if it represents a variant of common vitiligo or an independent entity.
RESUMO
Vitiligo is common dermatologic disorder, but inflammatory vitiligo is a rare occurrence that is characterized by erythematous rim at the periphery of a patch of hypopigmented skin. Since the initial description of inflammatory vitiligo, only about 20 cases have been identified via a review of the literature. We herein report the first Korean case of inflammatory vitiligo developed in an 56-year-old male.