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Overview[edit | edit source]

Vitiligo can be classified in two clinical subtypes; segmented vitiligo, which affects only 1 segment of the body (face, arm or leg) and non-segmented vitiligo, involving more than 1 segment, such as both knees or both hands.

Classification[edit | edit source]

**Characteristics of the Subtypes of Vitiligo**
	Non-segmental Vitiligo	Segmental Vitiligo
Definition	Involves both sides of the body, most common type	Involves 1 segment of the body (face, arm or leg)
Age	Later onset is more common than in childhood	More common in childhood
Onset and progression	Progressive, with acute episodes	Rapid and stabilizes
Hair involvement	In later stages	Early
Association with other autoimmune conditions	Yes	No
Common location	Areas prone to pressure or friction	Face
Response to autologous grafting	Good response	Relapses
Table adapted from N Engl J Med 2009;360:160-9^[1], EDF Vitiligo Guidelines, A. Taieb et al. ^[2] and J Am Acad Dermatol Mazereeuw-Hautier et al ^[3]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Taïeb, Alain; Picardo, Mauro (2009). "Vitiligo". New England Journal of Medicine. 360 (2): 160–169. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp0804388. ISSN 0028-4793.
↑ Taieb, A.; Alomar, A.; Böhm, M.; Dell’Anna, M.L.; De Pase, A.; Eleftheriadou, V.; Ezzedine, K.; Gauthier, Y.; Gawkrodger, D.J.; Jouary, T.; Leone, G.; Moretti, S.; Nieuweboer-Krobotova, L.; Olsson, M.J.; Parsad, D.; Passeron, T.; Tanew, A.; van der Veen, W.; van Geel, N.; Whitton, M.; Wolkerstorfer, A.; Picardo, M. (2013). "Guidelines for the management of vitiligo: the European Dermatology Forum consensus". British Journal of Dermatology. 168 (1): 5–19. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11197.x. ISSN 0007-0963.
↑ Juliette Mazereeuw-Hautier, Sophie Bezio, Emmanuel Mahe, Christine Bodemer, Catherine Eschard, Valerie Viseux, Christine Labreze, Patrice Plantin, Sebastien Barbarot, Pierre Vabres, Ludovic Martin, Carle Paul & Jean-Philippe Lacour (2010). "Segmental and nonsegmental childhood vitiligo has distinct clinical characteristics: a prospective observational study". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 62 (6): 945–949. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.081. PMID 20466172. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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[TaïebPicardo2009-1] Taïeb, Alain; Picardo, Mauro (2009). "Vitiligo". New England Journal of Medicine. 360 (2): 160–169. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp0804388. ISSN 0028-4793.

[TaiebAlomar2013-2] Taieb, A.; Alomar, A.; Böhm, M.; Dell’Anna, M.L.; De Pase, A.; Eleftheriadou, V.; Ezzedine, K.; Gauthier, Y.; Gawkrodger, D.J.; Jouary, T.; Leone, G.; Moretti, S.; Nieuweboer-Krobotova, L.; Olsson, M.J.; Parsad, D.; Passeron, T.; Tanew, A.; van der Veen, W.; van Geel, N.; Whitton, M.; Wolkerstorfer, A.; Picardo, M. (2013). "Guidelines for the management of vitiligo: the European Dermatology Forum consensus". British Journal of Dermatology. 168 (1): 5–19. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11197.x. ISSN 0007-0963.

[3] Juliette Mazereeuw-Hautier, Sophie Bezio, Emmanuel Mahe, Christine Bodemer, Catherine Eschard, Valerie Viseux, Christine Labreze, Patrice Plantin, Sebastien Barbarot, Pierre Vabres, Ludovic Martin, Carle Paul & Jean-Philippe Lacour (2010). "Segmental and nonsegmental childhood vitiligo has distinct clinical characteristics: a prospective observational study". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 62 (6): 945–949. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.081. PMID 20466172. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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