Childhood Vitiligo

摘要

Vitiligo is one of the commonest depigmented skin disorders in childhood. Clinical dermatologic examination and wood light can be helpful for diagnosis. But diagnosis is not easy everytime and some depigmented skin conditions such as depigmented nevus, ash leaf hipogmentation, postinflammatory depigmentation should be regard in differential diagnosis. Treating a patient of vitiligo is always a difficult task. Treatment options for progressive vitiligo are quite limited in pediatric patients. Systemic treatments commonly used for the disease have the potential of serious adverse effects in this age group. (Turkderm 2011; 45 Suppl 2: 117-21)