Epidemiological study of vitiligo on referred patients from Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran, 2009-2012

Abstract

Introduction: Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease destroying the pigments of the skin, and subsequently causing whiteness on the body skin. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of vitiligo from patients referred to Ahvaz Imam Khomeini Hospital, Iran, 2009-2012.