Abstract
Vitiligo is an acquired disease characterized by a progressive loss of functional melanocytes. There are several forms of the disease with different clinical presentation and prognosis. The most recent classification system was created at the Vitiligo Global Issues Consensus Conference (VGICC) 2011 in Bordeaux. According to the consensus reached at this conference, vitiligo can be divided into two main types: vitiligo/non-segmental vitiligo and segmental vitiligo.
In this chapter, all the different clinical types of vitiligo included in the main classifications will be presented, along with some rare types that are grouped together as undetermined/unclassified. Special emphasis will be placed on clinical presentations in patients with brown skin.
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Katsambas, A.D., Nicolaidou, E. (2017). Vitiligo Classification and Clinical Presentations. In: Handog, E., Enriquez-Macarayo, M. (eds) Melasma and Vitiligo in Brown Skin. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3664-1_21
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