Adults with a more extensive body involvement, moderate to extremely severe vitiligo and a prolonged clinical course have an early onset in childhood in addition to other prognostic factors as compared to individuals with later‐onset vitiligo

Abstract

The adults, males in particular, with generalised vitiligo (>10% BSA involvement) appear to have an early onset and a prolonged clinical course. The presence of Koebner's phenomenon and halo nevus in patients with early-onset vitiligo was other poor prognostic factors compared to patients with late-onset vitiligo. The retrospective, hospital-based cross-sectional design and small sample size for stratification remain major limitations.