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October 2024
Center for Child and Adolescent Health, Helios Hospital Krefeld, Academic Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Krefeld.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
November 2022
Departamento de Dermatologia da FMB-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
March 2022
Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
The association between vitiligo and hearing loss has been noted but the specific frequencies and degrees of hearing impairment remain unclear. The objective of this systematic review was to investigate the relationship between vitiligo and hearing thresholds at various specific frequencies. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
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October 2021
Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
Waardenburg syndrome is a genetic disorder, resulting in defective control of the division and migration of neural crest cells including the melanocyte lineage during embryonic development. Primary involvement of melanocytes results in the characteristic phenotypic involvement including a white forelock, vitiligo, and heterochromia. Involvement of the organ of Corti leads to sensorineural hearing loss.
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December 2021
Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Background: Vitiligo is a common depigmenting disorder caused by the autoimmune destruction of melanocytes. Some evidence suggests the involvement of melanocytes in the auditory system in the disease process. However, the relationship between vitiligo and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) remains uncertain.
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