Prevalence of Impaired Hearing and Vision in Patients with Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a common dermatosis occurring witha frequency of about 0.2-4.0% in world population. Themain skin symptom of disease are white patches appearingas a result of destruction or dysfunction of pigment cells(melanocytes). Melanocytes are localized not only in epidermisand bulge region of hair follicle, but also in inner earand eyeball structures, and therefore vitiligo may coexistswith auditory and visual disorders. The most frequent auditoryand visual disturbances occurring in vitiligo patientsare discussed in this article.

Source: Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica - April 22, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research