Global clinicoepidemiological pattern of childhood vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood vitiligo differs from adult vitiligo in many aspects. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there is no systematic review of different clinicoepidemiological patterns of vitiligo in children. This study aimed to review the characteristics of vitiligo among the paediatric population.

Methods

In June 2022, a comprehensive search was conducted using MeSh-based keywords on online databases including PubMed, Scopus and Web of Sciences. The papers were assessed, and the eligible articles were selected. The selection of articles followed three distinct steps. The extracted clinicoepidemiological data were then imported into the STATA software for meta-analysis.

Results

The meta-analysis of 17 studies with 4365 subjects yielded 2475 women (estimated=56.8

SUBMITTER: Farajzadeh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature