Characteristics and Clinical Profile of Vitiligo Patients in Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient Clinic Unit at Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya

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  • Alvian Arifin Saiboo Departement of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital/ Universitas Airlangga Teaching Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Diah Mira Indramaya Departement of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital/ Universitas Airlangga Teaching Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Afif Nurul Hidayati Departement of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital/ Universitas Airlangga Teaching Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Damayanti Departement of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital/ Universitas Airlangga Teaching Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • rahmadewi Departement of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital/ Universitas Airlangga Teaching Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Budi Utomo Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Frizka Eliza Departement of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital/ Universitas Airlangga Teaching Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa
    cita-r-s-p@fkm.unair.ac.id
    Departement of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. 2Soetomo General Academic Hospital/ Universitas Airlangga Teaching Hospital Surabaya - Indonesia, Indonesia
March 31, 2023

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Background: Vitiligo is a depigmentation disorder characterized by the progressive loss of melanocytes from the epidermis and hair follicles. Vitiligo affects all age groups and is defined by acquired, idiopathic, progressive, different-sized, circumscribed, milky white depigmentation. Characteristics and clinical patterns of vitiligo will also help to understand the pathogenesis of the disease. Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the characteristics profile and clinical features of vitiligo patients. Methods: The research material was taken from the medical record of vitiligo patients in the Division of Cosmetics Outpatient Clinic Dermatovenerelogy Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya from 2018-2020. Result: This study was obtained by a number of new vitiligo patients 115 (0.3%) of the total number of new outpatient clinic visits of Dermatovenereology Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya. The majority of the gender is female (53.9%), late adolescence (26.96%), students (25.22%), and the onset of vitiligo 1-5 years (30.43%). The most common risk factors were idiopathic (51.3%) and clinical types are non-segmental vitiligo (53.04%). Conclusion: Vitiligo predominantly affects in females with active age groups of 17-25 years old, and students.

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