بررسی شیوع دیابت و اختلال تست تحمل گلوکز در مبتلایان به ویتیلیگو در شهر کرمان در سال 1378

          Vitiligo is a melanocytic disorder that diagnosed by depigmented skin    patches and hairs that may appear with neuro-ophthalmo-labyrintic    involvement . Association with some other autoimmune disorders such as    diabetes,thyroiditis and gastric parietal  cells antibody has been observed.    Past researches mentioned that association of vitiligo with diabetes were    between 1% and 7.1%.The purpose of this study was to determine the    prevalence  of diabetes and glucose abnormalities in patients with vitiligo in    Kerman in 1999.           This is a cross sectional case with control study on 125 vitiliginised    patients that has been consecutively referred to dermatology clinic.           Prevalence of diabetes and glucose abnormalities in case group with    vitiligo has been evaluated with some variables of age, sex, and duration of    disease but only family history of the disease was significantly positive.           Diabetes and glucose tolerance abnormality in cases with vitiligo was    obtained as 8.2%  whish are more than normal cases.