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

• Main Authors: Alvian Arifin Saiboo, -, Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa, -, Diah Mira Indramaya, -, Afif Nurul Hidayati, -, Damayanti, -, Rahmadewi, -, Budi Utomo, -, Frizka Eliza, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Universitas Airlangga 2023
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RL Dermatology
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/126414/1/Karil%2033.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126414/2/Artikel%2033.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126414/3/Similarity%2033.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126414/; https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/BIKK/article/view/37635; https://doi.org/10.20473/bikk.V35.1.2023.1-5
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

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.