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Vitiligo

Evidencia revisada por última vez: 20 Mar 2026
Tema actualizado por última vez: 08 Feb 2022

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • presencia de factores de riesgo
  • despigmentación de la piel de la zona acral y perioral
  • despigmentación de la piel de la zona perianal y genital
  • traumatismo cutáneo reciente
  • dolor localizado por quemadura solar
  • realce y fluorescencia con exposición a radiación UVA
  • nevo con halo
  • despigmentación universal
Todos los datos

Factores de riesgo

  • edad <30 años
  • antecedentes familiares de vitiligo
  • enfermedad autoinmune
  • contacto químico
Todos los datos

诊断性检查

首要检查

  • diagnóstico clínico
完整详情

需考虑的检查

  • Examen con lámpara de Wood
  • biopsia de piel
完整详情

治疗流程

持续性治疗

vitiligo segmentario o vitiligo limitado

vitiligo generalizado (más del 3% del área de superficie corporal)

撰稿人

作者

John E. Harris, MD, PhD

Professor

Department of Dermatology

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester

MA

利益声明

JEH has acted as a consultant and/or investigator for: Pfizer, Genzyme/Sanofi, Aclaris Therapeutics Inc., Incyte, Rheos Medicines, Sun Pharmaceuticals, LEO Pharma, Villaris Therapeutics Inc., Dermavant, Temprian, AbbVie Inc., Janssen, TeVido, BioDevices, EMD Serono, Almirall, Boston Pharma, Sonoma Biotherapeutics Inc., Methuselah Health, Twi Biotech, Pandion, Cogen Therapeutics Inc., Admirx, BridgeBio, AnaptysBio, Avita, Frazier Management. He has equity in TeVido Biodevices, Rheos, and Villaris Therapeutics Inc., and is the Scientific Founder of Villaris Therapeutics Inc. JEH is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Mehdi Rashighi, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Dermatology

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester

MA

利益声明

MR has received consulting fees and/or research grants from the following: Pfizer, AbbVie, Dermavant, LEO Pharma, and Almirall. MR is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

鸣谢

Professor John E. Harris and Dr Mehdi Rashighi would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Bernhard Ortel, a previous contributor to this topic. BO declares that he has no competing interests.

同行评议者

Iltefat Hamzavi, MD

Senior Staff Physician

Multicultural Dermatology Center

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit

MI

利益声明

IH is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton, MD

Chair

Dermatology Department

University of Brescia

Brescia

Italy

利益声明

PC-P is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

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关键文献

Ortonne J-P. Vitiligo and other disorders of hypopigmentation. In: Bolognia JL, Jorrizzo JL, Rapini RP, eds. Dermatology. New York, NY: Mosby; 2008:913-38.

Taieb A, Picardo M. Clinical practice: vitiligo. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 8;360(2):160-9. 摘要

Taieb A, Alomar A, Böhm M, et al; Vitiligo European Task Force (VETF); European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV); Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS). Guidelines for the management of vitiligo: the European Dermatology Forum consensus. Br J Dermatol. 2013 Jan;168(1):5-19.全文  摘要

Whitton ME, Pinart M, Batchelor J, et al. Interventions for vitiligo. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Feb 24;(2):CD003263.全文  摘要

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