Garima Manocha, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India

Garima Manocha

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India

Presentation Title:

A rare case of congenital vitiligo in a neonate with review of literature

Abstract

Congenital vitiligo is a very rare entity, but cases in infancy have been reported. We are presenting a case of a 2-month-old male infant who came to us with complaints of multiple progressive white patches over the body since birth. The lesions showed white accentuation with fluorescence under Wood’s lamp. There was a positive history of vitiligo in the maternal grandmother. The infant was successfully treated with topical pimecrolimus 1% cream. Our case in point contributes to the limited pool of studies on congenital vitiligo (9 cases reported to date) and lends credibility to the theory that in genetically vulnerable individuals, the autoimmune process may begin in utero.

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