Endocrine Abstracts

Vitiligo is a common skin depigmenting disease, which is thought to have, at least partly, an autoimmune etiology.Our objective was to compare the frequency of thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO) in vitiligo patients over a period of 3 years (2010–2012) in our Department.Methods: Anti-TPO levels were assessed in order to detect any correlation with the onset, the evolution and the treatment of vitiligo. Patients with vitili...