Vitiligo

"Vitiligo" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A disorder consisting of areas of macular depigmentation, commonly on extensor aspects of extremities, on the face or neck, and in skin folds. Age of onset is often in young adulthood and the condition tends to progress gradually with lesions enlarging and extending until a quiescent state is reached.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vitiligo" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vitiligo" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 10 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2013 and 2015
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