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Inventi Impact: Dermatology

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  • Inventi:hdr/32391/20
    Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and Treatment Pattern of Vitiligo in Selected Dermatological Clinics of Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia
    Research 2020 : October - December
    Afewerki Gebremeskel Tsadik, Goitom Fitsum Legesse, Desilu Mahari Desta, Brhane Teklebrhan Assefa, Hailekiros Gebretsadik Kidanemariam, Meles Tekie Gidey

    Background. Vitiligo is not a well-studied disease in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study assessed its clinico-epidemiological profile and\ntreatment patterns. Methods. An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in conveniently selected dermatologic\nclinics of Mekelle city, Ethiopia. A two-phased study was conducted, in which the first was to determine prevalence of vitiligo\nwhile the second phase was to describe the clinico-epidemiological profile and treatment pattern of vitiligo. Four-hundred three\nrandomly selected dermatological patients were included in the first phase study. The second phase study included vitiligo cases\nfrom the first phase study and additional vitiligo cases found in a two months period prospective study. Results. Of the 403\nrandomly selected dermatological patients who presented in the year 2017 to 2019, the prevalence of vitiligo was 13.15%. Of the 79\ncases with vitiligo, nearly two-thirds.............

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    Attribution/ CC Compliant Citation: Tsadik, Afewerki\nGebremeskel, et al. \"Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and\nTreatment Pattern of Vitiligo in Selected Dermatological Clinics\nof Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia.\" Dermatology Research and\nPractice 2020 (2020).\nhttps://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3625753\nhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/\nSome formatting elements, header, footer, logos, dates and\npagination were modified while adapting this article.
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