Stigmatization in patients with pigmentation disorders: the ISPOT study

The International Survey on Pigmentation Disorders Observational Tracking (ISPOT) study, conducted across 48 000 participants in 34 countries, assessed stigmatization in pigmentation disorders using the Patient Unique Holistic Stigmatization in Dermatology questionnaire. Findings reveal high stigmatization levels, particularly for vitiligo and melasma, with greater impact among younger individuals and those with fair skin.

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Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
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2025-08-09
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf381
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2
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Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
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Abstract

The International Survey on Pigmentation Disorders Observational Tracking (ISPOT) study, conducted across 48 000 participants in 34 countries, assessed stigmatization in pigmentation disorders using the Patient Unique Holistic Stigmatization in Dermatology questionnaire. Findings reveal high stigmatization levels, particularly for vitiligo and melasma, with greater impact among younger individuals and those with fair skin.

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National Skin Centre (SG), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), Henry Ford Health System (US), Inserm (FR), Universidade de São Paulo (BR), Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR), Cornell University (US), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice (FR), Nagoya City University (JP), Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine (DE), Patient Priority Clinical Sites (US), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES), Institut de Recherche sur le Cancer et le Vieillissement de Nice (FR), Centre Hospitalier de La Rochelle (FR), Air Force General Hospital PLA (CN), Immunologie et Nouveaux Concepts en Immunothérapie, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE), La Roche College (US), Ajou University (KR), University of Monterrey (MX), Cheikh Anta Diop University (SN), Nantes Université (FR)
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