Dermoscopy In Vitiligo : An Activity Assessment Tool ?

Abstract

Vitiligo is the most frequent cause of depigmentation worldwide. It is a clinical diagnosis.Disease activity is a key parameter to consider when indicating treatment. Assessing vitiligo activity was longtime based on clinical evaluation and Wood lamp. Recently, dermoscopy is considered an adjunct tool , not only to exclude other clinically simulating hypopigmentary conditions, but also to acess disease activity [1]. The aim of our study is to investigate the dermoscopic features of vitiligo at different stages of disease activity.