Pediatric Oral Vitiligo: Case Report and Literature Review

Vitiligo is an acquired hypomelanotic disorder of the skin resulting from loss of functional melanoctyes and it affects approximately 0.5-1% of individuals. 25% of vitiligo in children are diagnosed before 10 years of age. The age of onset of vitiligo in children ranges between 4 to 8 years. Depigme...

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Published inOdovtos Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 143 - 147
Main Authors Sharma, Manu, Thapasum Fairozekhan, Arishiya, Mohammed, Faraz, Janani, S.R., Mugundan, R.N., Dhinakaran, Evangeline Cynthia, Subramaniam, Pragadeesh, Shunmugavelu, Karthik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Jose Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Odontologia 01.12.2021
Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Costa Rica
Subjects
Asymptomatic
Autoimmune diseases
Case reports
Dentistry
Dermatology
Disease
Hospitals
Light therapy
Literature reviews
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Metabolism
Oral cavity
Pathology
Patients
Pediatrics
Skin
Thyroid gland
Vitiligo
Saudi Arabia
Tamil Nadu India
India
Hypomelanotic
Oral vitiligo
Depigmentation
Despigmentación
Vitiligo oral
Hipomelanótico
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Summary:Vitiligo is an acquired hypomelanotic disorder of the skin resulting from loss of functional melanoctyes and it affects approximately 0.5-1% of individuals. 25% of vitiligo in children are diagnosed before 10 years of age. The age of onset of vitiligo in children ranges between 4 to 8 years. Depigmentation in oral cavity can be easily noted and awareness about the condition can be created if they are not aware about vitiligo elsewhere in their body and can be guided for the treatment.
ISSN:1659-1046
2215-3411
2215-3411
DOI:10.15517/ijds.2021.45129