study of patients presenting with vitiligo at services hospital, Lahore

ABSTRACT

Two hundred patients presented with vitiligo at the Department of Dermatology, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Services Hospital, Lahore out of the 24,188 new patients seen over a two year period. The incidence of vitiligo was 0.82%. The mean age at the onset of the disease was found to be 16 years, However, majoriyy [88%] of the patients were in the age group of 8-32 years. Male to female ratio was 1.73 1. Precipitating factors like physical and psychological trauma was found in 13 [6.5%] patients. In 11 [5.5%] patients, close blood relatives had a similar problem. Premature hair greying was seen in 5[2.5%] patients. Localised unilateral segmental vitiligo was seen in 8[4%] patients. The differences observed between segmental and other varieties of vititigo are also discussed