Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2023, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (5): 471-475.doi: 10.35541/cjd.20201048

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Comparison of Chinese and international guidelines and consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of vitiligo

Jia Weixue, Li Chengrang   

  1. Department of Dermatology, Hospital of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China
  • Received:2020-10-28 Revised:2021-07-26 Online:2023-05-15 Published:2023-05-04
  • Contact: Li Chengrang E-mail:nylcr72@163.com
  • Supported by:
    CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (2016-I2M-1-002); Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province (WSN-126)

Abstract: 【Abstract】 In this review, guidelines and consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of vitiligo in Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea, China and other countries and regions were compared in terms of clinical typing, staging, severity assessment, drug treatment and non?drug treatment of vitiligo, and similarities and differences in recommended treatments of vitiligo as well as emphasized concepts were summarized among different guidelines and consensus. It is hoped that this review will help clinicians provide more appropriate individualized treatment for patients with vitiligo.

Key words: Vitiligo, Diagnosis, Therapy, Practice guideline, Drug therapy, Phototherapy, Surgical procedures, operative