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Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society, 2020 Background Vitiligo is the most common skin depigmentation disorder. Melatonin is a hormone that affects melanogenesis and pigmentation. The possible role of melatonin in the pathogenesis of vitiligo remains unclear.
Shereen Adel +3 more
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Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2017 Background/aim: Although complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is highly prevalent, there is very limited information on dermatologists’ attitudes and knowledge about CAM.
Khalid M. AlGhamdi +2 more
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Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2015 Background: Vitiligo is a common pigmentary skin disorder, affecting 0.5–1% of world population. It is one of the psychologically devastating skin disorders, which have different medical and surgical modalities of treatment.
Norah Alsubait +2 more
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Prepubertal and postpubertal vitiligo: a multivariate comparative study in 375 patients [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017 : Background: The onset of vitiligo during childhood is common. Limited data exist that compare the clinical associations of prepubertal and postpubertal vitiligo in Arabs.
Huma Khurrum, Khalid M AlGhamdi
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MicroRNAs: Emerging players in the pathogenesis of vitiligo
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease characterized by presence of pale patchy areas of depigmentation. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression and play significant roles in diverse biological and pathological processes ...
Xin Yu +5 more
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Increased Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Vitiligo
Balkan Medical Journal, 2017 The risk of developing metabolic syndrome is increased in patients with vitiligo. The poor clinical features of vitiligo, such as active, extended and segmental vitiligo with an increased duration of time, are independent predictors for developing ...
Hatice Ataş, Müzeyyen Gönül
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A clinico-epidemiological study on childhood vitiligo
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2016 Introduction: Vitiligo is a disorder of melanocytes which may have a significant effect on the psyche of a patient. Aims: To study the clinical profile of the patients with childhood vitiligo and see the association of vitiligo with other autoimmune ...
Neerja Puri
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Serum interleukin 15 as a marker of activity in patients with vitiligo
Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society, 2021 Background Interleukin 15 (IL15) is a proinflammatory cytokine that is involved in the pathogenesis of several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The stability of vitiligo represents the periods of no activity of the disease, and it is crucial in ...
Ashraf Hamza +3 more
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Study of metabolic syndrome in patients of Vitiligo: A single-center observational study
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been observed in patients with vitiligo. Literature suggests that there is some link between vitiligo and MetS. Autoimmunity, oxidative stress, and decreased number of melanocytes are involved in its pathogenesis.
Vishal Gourh +3 more
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Data-Driven Deep Supervision for Skin Lesion Classification [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Automatic classification of pigmented, non-pigmented, and depigmented non-melanocytic skin lesions have garnered lots of attention in recent years. However, imaging variations in skin texture, lesion shape, depigmentation contrast, lighting condition, etc. hinder robust feature extraction, affecting classification accuracy.
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