Vitiligo

Autores/as

  • José Johani García Gómez Universidad de Antioquia
  • Rafael Falabella Universidad del Valle
  • Gloria Sanclemente Mesa Universidad de Antioquia

Palabras clave:

vitiligo, etiopatogenia, manifestaciones clínicas, terapia

Resumen

El vitiligo es una enfermedad caracterizada por la pérdida de melanocitos epidérmicos; es una de las formas más comunes de leucodermia y se ha estimado que más de la mitad de quienes la padecen se afectan antes de la edad de veinte años. En los últimos años se han propuesto múltiples teorías acerca de su patogénesis; no obstante, su tratamiento sigue siendo un reto. En este artículo de revisión se describen algunas de las diferentes hipótesis acerca de la etiología del vitiligo, sus manifestaciones clínicas y las diversas terapias utilizadas para ella en la actualidad.

Biografía del autor/a

José Johani García Gómez, Universidad de Antioquia

Dermatólogo, Umdad de Fototerapia, IPS-Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Rafael Falabella, Universidad del Valle

Docente Dermatología, Jefe Sección de Dermatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad del Valle, Cali

Gloria Sanclemente Mesa, Universidad de Antioquia

Dermatóloga, MSc, Docente Sección de Dermatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de
Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

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García Gómez JJ, Falabella R, Sanclemente Mesa G. Vitiligo. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 1 de diciembre de 2004 [citado 28 de marzo de 2024];12(4):12-2. Disponible en: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/600

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García Gómez JJ, Falabella R, Sanclemente Mesa G. Vitiligo. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 1 de diciembre de 2004 [citado 28 de marzo de 2024];12(4):12-2. Disponible en: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/600

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