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Vitiligo as a systemic disease.
Clinics in dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Lotti Torello, D'Erme Angelo Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
Vitiligo is an acquired depigmentary skin disorder of unknown etiology. Vitiligo is not only a disease of melanocytes of the skin. Human melanocytes are derived from the neural crest and are located on various parts of the body. The involvement of skin melanocytes is the most visible one, but a systemic involvement of melanocytes can be observed. Some types of vitiligo (nonsegmental vitiligo) may also be...
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