Co-Occurrence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Patients with Vitiligo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This study found that the prevalence of IBD in patients with vitiligo is approximately 0.97%, with vitiligo significantly increasing the risk of developing IBD, particularly CD. Clinicians should consider IBD in the differential diagnosis of vitiligo patients withgastrointestinal symptoms. Cite this article as: Gu Z, Teng J. Co-occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease in patients with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2026;37(1):3-14.
Authors
- Jingjing Teng
- Zhaoyi Gu
Institutions
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2026.25282
- Primary Topic
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00