Jennifer Akl, Solam Lee, Hyun Jeong Ju, Rosa Parisi, Ji Yoon Kim, Jae Joon Jeon, Yeon-Woo Heo, Viktoria Eleftheriadou, Iltefat Hamzavi, Christopher E M Griffiths, Darren M Ashcroft, Venkataram Mysore, Somesh Gupta, Davinder Parsad, Henry Lim, Jung Min Bae, Khaled Ezzedine
BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by depigmented skin patches, which can pose substantial psychosocial challenges particularly in individuals with dark skin tones. Despite its impact on quality of life, there is an absence of standardised global epidemiological data. We sought to address this gap with the present study. METHODS: In this study we did a systematic review and modelling analysis to estimate the global, regional, and national prevalence and incidence of vitiligo...
March 26, 2024: Lancet. Public Health