Publication - 2023Mental Health and Psychosocial Quality-of-Life Burden Among Patients With Vitiligo

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In this population-based qualitative study, 3541 patients with vitiligo across 17 countries reported substantial burden on quality of life, emotional well-being, daily life, and psychosocial health, with greater burden noted among patients with more than 5% affected body surface area, Fitzpatrick skin types IV to VI (ie, darker skin), facial involvement, or hand involvement vs their counterparts.

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Bibeau K, Ezzedine K, Harris JE, van Geel N, Grimes P, Parsad D, Tulpule M, Gardner J, Valle Y, Tlhong Matewa G, LaFiura C, Lindley A, Ren H, Hamzavi IH.



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