Emily Strouphauer

Nov 18, 2024 | digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu | Emily Strouphauer |Sana Suhail |Carly Mulinda |Promise Ufomadu

BACKGROUND: Vitiligo may impact psychosocial development, especially among African American pediatric patients, given heightened visibility and increasing rates of anxiety and depression in this subpopulation. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate psychiatric comorbidities and treatment initiation in African American pediatric patients. METHODS: A total of 327 African American pediatric patients with vitiligo were each matched to 3 patients without vitiligo by age, race, and sex in this case-control study.