TY - JOUR
KW - Humans
KW - Vitiligo
AU - Lotti T M
AU - Berti S F
AU - Hercogova J
AU - Huggins R H
AU - Lee B W
AU - Janniger C K
AU - Schwartz R A
AB - <p>Vitiligo represents a selective destruction of the melanocytes. It is a relatively common, probably autoimmune disorder that affects people of all backgrounds and both genders. No particular group seems to be preferentially affected. Half of vitiligo patients have an onset before the age of 18 years. In regions where leprosy is endemic, individuals with vitiligo are often stigmatized due to similarities in appearance between the two diseases. We will review this important subject, emphasizing the latest therapeutic advances.</p>
BT - Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23149710?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2012 Dec
IS - 6
J2 - G Ital Dermatol Venereol
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Vitiligo represents a selective destruction of the melanocytes. It is a relatively common, probably autoimmune disorder that affects people of all backgrounds and both genders. No particular group seems to be preferentially affected. Half of vitiligo patients have an onset before the age of 18 years. In regions where leprosy is endemic, individuals with vitiligo are often stigmatized due to similarities in appearance between the two diseases. We will review this important subject, emphasizing the latest therapeutic advances.</p>
PY - 2012
SP - 637
EP - 47
T2 - Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia
TI - Vitiligo: recent insights and new therapeutic approaches.
VL - 147
SN - 0392-0488
ER -