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    Magnitude and Clinical Pattern of Vitiligo at ALERT Center Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    (Addis Abeba University, 2021-11) Demere, Lishan; Dr.Mohammed, Ahmed(MD,Assistant professor of dermatovenereology); Dr.Mehari, Bethlehem(MD,Assistant professor of dermatovenereology)
    Abstract Background: Vitiligo is an acquired, idiopathic, and worldwide common depigmentation disorder with an estimated prevalence from 0.5 to 2%. The total number of people suffering from vitiligo is estimated at around 65-95 million people worldwide and little known about Vitiligo in Ethiopia Objective: To determine the magnitude and clinical pattern of vitiligo in ALERT hospital Methodology : A retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study of medical records of patients diagnosed with vitiligo was conducted from January 2019 to December 2020 Results: The Hospital magnitude of vitiligo was found to be 2.8 % and there was a slight female preponderance with 529(48.8%) males and 554(51.2) females, giving a male to female ratio of 1: 1.05. The commonest clinical form of vitiligo was vitiligo Vulgaris type 50(33.3%) followed by focal vitiligo40 (26.7%), acrofacial vitiligo 19 (12.7%), mucosal 21(14%) The most common site of the presentation was combination face& neck+trunk+limb 51(34%), head and neck 32 (21.3%), periorificia+distal finger20 (13.3%), followed by the mucosa 17(11.3%). Conclusions vitiligo on the skin of color is usually a very striking disease .our findings that the pattern of vitiligo is similar to that reported from the other parts world.