Clinical Profile And Management Pattern Of Vitiligo Patients In A Teaching Hospital In Western Nepal
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Correspondence
Rajpal S VI Semester MBBS student,Manipal College of Medical Sciences Pokhara,Nepal.Email:Uniquegal35@yahoo.com
The present study analyzed the clinical profile and management pattern of vitiligo patients in a teaching hospital in western Nepal. The list of vitiligo patients who visited the dermatology outpatient department was collected. Based on the list, the patients’ files were taken from the medical record department and were analyzed as per study objectives. Vitiligo was found to be more common in the age group of 11- 20 years (41.7%) and in urban population (64%). It generally started at teen and pre-teen ages. Most of the patients were given Psoralen ultraviolet –A (PUVA) therapy and corticosteroids. Most patients had no history of prolonged drug intake prior to onset of lesions. Concurrent dermatological diseases were found in 12.17% of the patients with vitiligo, 48.68% of patients had no other illness and the rest had unrelated diseases affecting gastrointestinal, gynecological and respiratory systems. Similar studies covering larger number of patients are needed to confirm our findings.