Clinical therapeutic analysis of vitiligo phase--II.
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1984-12-01
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The incidence of vitiligo varies from country to country. In the present study, seventy cases of vitiligo have been studied from skin out patient department of the Institute of Post-graduate Medicine & Research over a period of 2 years. The prevalence rate of vitiligo among the total out patient attendent was 0.4 per cent. 85 per cent of the cases belonged to the age group to 11-40 years. Male and female ratio was 2:1. Precipitating factors like physical injury, mental stress and strain had close link with development of skin lesion. In 11.4 per cent cases near relations were involved. Skin lesions according to the site showed lower extremity to be the maximally involved area and the genital areas were least involved.
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Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin.
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Khan HM. Clinical therapeutic analysis of vitiligo phase--II. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin. 1984 Dec; 10(2): 71-5