BACKGROUND: There are two commonly recognized forms of vitiligo-generalized and localized. This classification is important to understand the course of the disease and its prognosis. Most patients have generalized vitiligo; few patients have both segmented and generalized vitiligo. OBSERVATION: We report four more cases of mixed vtiligo, segmental with generalized type. This report is only the second to present a case of segmental with generalized vitiligo. CONCLUSION: Mixed vitiligo is not yet part of a standard classification. Its etiology is not yet fully defined. Further research is required to understand the course and prognosis of mixed vitiligo.
BACKGROUND: There are two commonly recognized forms of vitiligo-generalized and localized. This classification is important to understand the course of the disease and its prognosis. Most patients have generalized vitiligo; few patients have both segmented and generalized vitiligo. OBSERVATION: We report four more cases of mixed vtiligo, segmental with generalized type. This report is only the second to present a case of segmental with generalized vitiligo. CONCLUSION: Mixed vitiligo is not yet part of a standard classification. Its etiology is not yet fully defined. Further research is required to understand the course and prognosis of mixed vitiligo.
Authors: K Ezzedine; H W Lim; T Suzuki; I Katayama; I Hamzavi; C C E Lan; B K Goh; T Anbar; C Silva de Castro; A Y Lee; D Parsad; N van Geel; I C Le Poole; N Oiso; L Benzekri; R Spritz; Y Gauthier; S K Hann; M Picardo; A Taieb Journal: Pigment Cell Melanoma Res Date: 2012-05 Impact factor: 4.693