Vitiligo — Flashcards

_____dermal melasma -appears slightly grey or bluish on gross examination and shows less color contrast with Wood s lamp

Majority of cases of vitiligo becomes apparent between the age of _____ years.

The pathologic basis of vitiligo is due to loss of _____.

Wood's lamp examination of vitiligo will show _____ inflorescence

_____ Koebner phenomenon is seen in spontaneous repigmentation of vitiligo patches distant from the autologous skin graft sites, and with granuloma annulare

Under Wood's lamp examination, lesions of vitiligo show a _____ fluorescence

Amongst autoimmune diseases, the strongest association of vitiligo is with _____

_____ phenomenon, defined as the development of lesions at sites of trauma to uninvolved skin of patients with cutaneous diseases is seen in vitiligo.

Freckles or ephelis are produced due to increased _____ production by melanocytes on exposure to UV rays

Poor prognostic factors for Vitiligo:Positive family history_____ vitiligoLesions over bony prominencesLeukotrichiaKoebner's/Isomorphic phenomenonNonsegmental vitiligo