Vitiligo Profile at Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh: retrospective study

Introduction: Vitiligo is a skin condition characterized by a lack of or damage to melanocytes, which results in depigmented lesions on the skin and mucosa.Objective: To describe the patients’ profile of vitiligo at the Dermatology and Venereology Clinic of dr. Zainoel Abidin General (RSUDZA) Hospital Banda Aceh.Methods: A retrospective observational descriptive study on vitiligo patients who were treated at the Dermatology and Venereology Clinic of RSUDZA Banda Aceh for the period January 2017 to June 2023.Results: A 6-year observation yielded a total of 2135 vitiligo patients. The year with the most vitiligo visitors was 202218 (5443 patients). Most cases were in women (536.2%), the majority of the age group 55 years (223%), age of onset 46-5517 years (16%), and only 21% had a family history of vitiligo. The most prevalent dermatological conditions were acrofacial vitiligo (24%), multiple lesions (838%), nummular lesions (289%), and the presence of head and neck lesions (201%). Topical steroids were given to the patient as topical therapy (976%). A total of 31% of patients had oral medication, while 294% received phototherapy.