Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Vitiligo in China: A Community-based Study in Six Cities

• Published in: Acta dermato-venereologica Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 62 - 65
• Main Authors: Wang, X, Du, J, Wang, T, Zhou, C, Shen, Y, Ding, X, Tian, S, Liu, Y, Peng, G, Xue, S, Zhou, J, Wang, R, Meng, X, Pei, G, Bai, Y, Liu, Q, Li, H, Zhang, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sweden 2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Age of Onset; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Quality of Life; Sampling Studies; Sex Distribution; Vitiligo - epidemiology; Vitiligo - genetics; Vitiligo - psychology; Young Adult; China

Vitiligo is a common skin disease, the prevalence of which varies between races and countries. In China, no population-based study has been reported, although there have been some epidemiological studies on single cities or regions. The objective of this study was to obtain the prevalence and clinic...