Clinical markers of vitiligo activity

L Benzekri, Y Gauthier - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Current modalities of understanding disease state (active/stable) are limited
when considering treatment of vitiligo. Objective We sought to develop a rapid, accurate,
and noninvasive assessment of vitiligo state. Methods In daylight and Wood's light
examinations, 2 common clinical types of vitiligo were identified as amelanotic with sharply
demarcated borders and hypomelanotic with poorly defined borders. Photographs were
taken at the time of examination and a skin biopsy at the edge of a vitiligo lesion was …