IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF VITILIGO: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Vitiligo is a morbidity characterized by depigmentation of body parts from the loss or reduction of melanocytes. The disease affects an average of 1% of the world population, usually individuals with mean age of 20, affecting both men and women regardless of race. Within existing therapies, there ar...
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| description | Vitiligo is a morbidity characterized by depigmentation of body parts from the loss or reduction of melanocytes. The disease affects an average of 1% of the world population, usually individuals with mean age of 20, affecting both men and women regardless of race. Within existing therapies, there are many treatments being offered, however, improvements upon treatments vary from person to person and cure is rare to obtain. The etiology of vitiligo is still not clear, there are many hypothesis for his cause. Then, this study aimed to review literature regarding the latest immunological mechanisms involved in the onset of vitiligo. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-650768ba00d149e6a8a413b9ac1ab6a02022-12-21T23:57:27ZengUniversidade Federal de RondonópolisScientific Electronic Archives2316-92812316-92812014-09-017111120IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF VITILIGO: A REVIEW OF LITERATUREA. E. SilvaL. CastoldiVitiligo is a morbidity characterized by depigmentation of body parts from the loss or reduction of melanocytes. The disease affects an average of 1% of the world population, usually individuals with mean age of 20, affecting both men and women regardless of race. Within existing therapies, there are many treatments being offered, however, improvements upon treatments vary from person to person and cure is rare to obtain. The etiology of vitiligo is still not clear, there are many hypothesis for his cause. Then, this study aimed to review literature regarding the latest immunological mechanisms involved in the onset of vitiligo.http://www.seasinop.com.br/revista/index.php?journal=SEA&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=133&path%5B%5D=pdf_28vitiligoimmunopathologyautoimunnity |
| spellingShingle | A. E. Silva L. Castoldi IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF VITILIGO: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE Scientific Electronic Archives vitiligo immunopathology autoimunnity |
| title | IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF VITILIGO: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE |
| title_full | IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF VITILIGO: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE |
| title_fullStr | IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF VITILIGO: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE |
| title_full_unstemmed | IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF VITILIGO: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE |
| title_short | IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF VITILIGO: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE |
| title_sort | immunopathology of vitiligo a review of literature |
| topic | vitiligo immunopathology autoimunnity |
| url | http://www.seasinop.com.br/revista/index.php?journal=SEA&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=133&path%5B%5D=pdf_28 |
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