Clinical analysis on 826 cases of vitiligo

VernacularTitle:白癜风826例临床分析
Author: Yingqiu BAO ; Yu FU ; Jianmin CHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Vitiligo; Factor analysis,statistical
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2009;8(1):52-54
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 826 cases with vitiligo treated in Beijing Hospital from 1998 to 2008. Most of patients present vitiligo in early age;20. 6% patients had positive family history. There were 44. 12 %, 41.18% and 10. 00 % of patients with vitiligo in their first, second and third degree relatives, respectively. Patients with family history had an earlier onset than those without a family history ( t = 1.97, P < 0. 05 ). Vitiligo vulgaris was found in 91.40 % patients. The most common affected site was head and face (31.5%) ;8. 1% of the patients was associated with other autoimmune diseases, including thyroid diseases, diabetes. There were more females than males in patients aged below 14. The child patients were more likely to present with Koebner' sign and halo nevus than the elder ones (P<0.05).