VITILIGO

Vitiligo is a common disorder afflicting people of all ages around the world. It produces milky white patches of depigmentation that cause s ignificant morbidity due to cosmetic disfigurement. One should disting uish segmental from nonsegmental vitiligo, and be aware the latter is associated with an extremely small risk of associated autoimmune disor ders. New therapeutic options offer some additional hope to patients w ith vitiligo, but more progress in the understanding of its pathogenes is and therapy is still needed.