Clinical course of 44 cases of localized type vitiligo.

Vitiligo is often classified into three types, generalized, segmental, and localized, on the basis of their distribution pattern. It is also classified into type A (non-dermatomal or non-segmental) and type B (dermatomal or segmental) vitiligo on the basis of both the distribution pattern and physiological function. The natural courses of type A and type B vitiligo are characteristic and quite different from each other.