Vitiligo

Question 1

What is Vitiligo?

Answer 1

Autoimmune condition resulting in the loss of melanocytes and consequent depigmentation of skin.

Question 2

Associations of Vitiligo (5).

Answer 2

1. Type I DM.
2. Addison’s.
3. Autoimmune Conditions.
4. Alopecia Areata.
5. Pernicious Anaemia.

Question 3

Clinical Features of Vitiligo (2).

Answer 3

1. Well-Demarcated Patches of Depigmented Skin in Peripheries.
2. Koebner Phenomenon : Trauma precipitates new lesions.

Question 4

Management of Vitiligo (2).

Answer 4

1. Sun-Block for Affected Skin.

2. Topical Steroids (early = reverse).