Psychiatric Comorbidities and Quality-of-Life Burden in Pediatric Patients With Vitiligo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Vitiligo is an autoimmune condition that causes depigmented skin patches, often leading to challenges such as stigma, bullying, and poor self-esteem in pediatric populations. These challenges may contribute to psychiatric comorbidities and impaired quality of life (QoL). Pediatric-specific data remain limited.

Objectives

To synthesize current evidence on psychiatric comorbidities and QoL outcomes in pediatric vitiligo and identify factors associated with increased psychosocial burden.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, and MEDLINE were systematically searched through March 15, 2025, for primary English-language studies involving patients aged 0-18 years with vitiligo and validated psychiatric or QoL outcomes. Study quality was assessed using Oxford Centre for Eviden

SUBMITTER: Tarafdar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12854920 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature