Prevalence can vary depending on the country. A 2023 study found a relatively high prevalence of vitiligo in Africa and in women. However, this does not mean the condition is necessarily more ...

Pandya said that while an FDA approved treatment is on the market for vitiligo, it doesn’t eliminate all challenges. “When you go to a grocery store and you see an African-American person with ...

This may be because in certain cultures, like some in South Asia or Africa, there’s a lot of social stigma surrounding vitiligo. There are misconceptions that the condition is contagious ...

Vitiligo - a disease which causes pale patches ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily from over 110 African ...

Businesswoman, Adeola Ojetola speaks with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about how her daughter is frequently called a leopard, idol, or monster due to her skin conditions, vitiligo, and freckles Could you ...

Kim Kardashian, 43, revealed this week that one of her two sons — Saint, 8, or Psalm, 5 — has the rare skin condition vitiligo. While discussing her psoriasis journey on Monday’s episode of ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. — When patients with vitiligo see Jessica Shiu, MD, PhD, for the first time, some mention that prior healthcare providers have told them that vitiligo is merely a cosmetic issue ...

Tyson mentioned that people thought the elder Jackson, who was African American ... talk to him about dealing with the skin condition vitiligo. “He had a lot of insecurity around, kind ...

Edesa Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDSA) is planning for a Phase 2 study of its anti-CXCL10 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of moderate-to-severe non-segmental vitiligo patients. Vitiligo is a ...

They also discovered an overexpression of an enzyme in vitiligo-affected skin. Too much of this enzyme, matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), might be causing the disturbance to the basement membrane.

Favorable outcomes were observed among patients with vitiligo who received systemic Janus kinase inhibitors, with tofacitinib associated with the highest rate of complete resolution. Tofacitinib ...