Magnitude and Clinical Pattern of Vitiligo at ALERT Center Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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2021-11
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Addis Abeba University
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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.
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Vitiligo