Autoantibodies in children with vitiligo

Abstract

Several studies have shown a significant incidence of positive autoantibodies in children with vitiligo, compared to children without vitiligo. However, in our series, presence of ANA, ATA, APCA, SMA, ACA and AMA was not significantly increased in children with vitiligo, compared with children without vitiligo. Further studies are necessary in this area in order to draw more conclusions. In the previous studies, it has been established that children with vitiligo were generally healthy, whereas adults with vitiligo had an increased incidence of autoimmune and/or endocrine diseases. No studies have shown this association in children with vitiligo. Our results support findings of previous studies.

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