Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients With Vitiligo
Abstract Take Home Message
• There is a need for a valid and reliable vitiligo-specific QoL assessment tool for the pediatric population.
• Vitiligo negatively impacts children’s emotional and social function.
• Multidisciplinary team approach is crucial in managing pediatric patients with vitiligo.
Additional Authors
anice Nathalie,1 Jaewon Chang,2 Khaled Ezzedine,3,4 Michelle Rodrigues5,6,7
1 The Northern Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2 Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3 Department of Dermatology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France,
4 EpiDermE, Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), Créteil, France
5 Chroma Dermatology, Pigment and Skin of Colour Centre, Victoria, Australia
6 Department of Dermatology, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
7 Department of Paediatrics (Senior Lecturer), The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
