Two thousand consecutive children were analyzed in a 2-year period to establish a clinical and epidemiologic profile of vitiligo in Jordan; 71 had vitiligo, with the prevalence increasing with age (0.45% <1 yr, 1% aged 1-5 yrs, 2.1% aged 5-12 yrs). Nonsegmental-type vitiligo was seen in 67 of the patients (92.9%).
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