Vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary disorder that is characterized by white patches, associated with loss of functioning epidermal and/or hair follicle melanocytes. The worldwide average incidence is estimated to be 1%. Clinically, it can be classified as localized, segmental, generalized or universal. The course of the disease is unpredictable; it can stay stable for years and then suddenly turn active. The etio-pathogenesis of vitiligo is not yet fully understood, but the autoimmune hypothesis is the most commonly accepted one, based on which, many treatment modalities have been described [1].

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Vitiligo Surgery: Autologous Melanocyte Cell Transplantation

  • Munish Paul

摘要

Vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary disorder that is characterized by white patches, associated with loss of functioning epidermal and/or hair follicle melanocytes. The worldwide average incidence is estimated to be 1%. Clinically, it can be classified as localized, segmental, generalized or universal. The course of the disease is unpredictable; it can stay stable for years and then suddenly turn active. The etio-pathogenesis of vitiligo is not yet fully understood, but the autoimmune hypothesis is the most commonly accepted one, based on which, many treatment modalities have been described [1].