Frontiers in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: March 6, 2025
Background
In
this
study,
we
aimed
to
investigate
and
analyze
the
clinical
sociodemographic
features
possible
correlation
with
factors
associated
development
of
vitiligo
in
a
cohort
patients
suffering
from
disease
central
region
Romania.
Methods
Patients
diagnosed
private
outpatient
clinics
clinic
Dermatology
Clinic
Târgu
Mureş
participated
study.
The
study
period
was
between
March
2021
2022.
Both
sets
adhered
same
specified
inclusion
exclusion
criteria.
Included
just
who
received
complete
dermatological
examination.
They
were
asked
by
experienced
physicians
about
epidemiological
data
disease,
using
questions
validated
questionnaire
edited
Vitiligo
Research
Foundation
United
States
America.
given
incomplete
responses
excluded.
This
contains
30
multiple
answers,
vitiligo,
divided
into
seven
subgroups
as
follows:
group
1.
Origins
(demographic
data),
2.
History
3.
description,
4.
treatments,
5.
Skin
condition,
6.
Other
conditions
(comorbidities),
7.
Impact
(cost
treatments).
Our
consisted
114
patients,
all
whom
Caucasians
Fitzpatrick
skin
types
ranging
I–III.
Results
We
have
analyzed
found
compared
result
literature.
Most
characteristics
our
similar
those
other
studies.
A
few
linked
appearance
present
higher
percentages
like
presence
family,
lighter
color
eyes,
gray
colored
hair,
halo
naevus,
predisposition
sunburn,
trauma
starting
cause
increased
level
thyroid
disease.
Conclusion
Based
on
results,
can
conclude
profile
potential
patient
develop
vitiligo.
To
knowledge,
is
first
its
kind
country,
however,
inferences
remain
limited
single
center,
relatively
small
sample
size,
recall
bias,
self-decided
classification
some
aspects,
which
are
limitations
