Vitiligo Induced by Specific Immunotherapy With Grass Pollen: The Koebner Phenomenon
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Vitiligo appearing in striae distensae as a Koebner phenomenon.
Koebner phenomenon, the appearance of preexisting skin lesions following trauma to previously uninvolved skin, has been seen frequently with vitiligo. The type of trauma leading to Koebner phenomenon can vary from scratching, surgical scars, radiotherapy, burns, irritation from drug use and laser therapy. Striae distensae are a form of injury to the skin and in this particular case resulted fro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1018-9068
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0088