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Belangrijkste punten
- ✓Often bilateral
- ✓Course can fluctuate
- ✓Face and hands commonly affected
- ✓Activity guides care
Distribution and course
Common sites include the face, hands, feet and areas around body openings. New patches can appear during active phases followed by long periods of stability.
Planning care
Extent, activity, body site, duration and the person’s priorities are considered together when choosing medical treatment, protection or camouflage.
Editorial basis: current AWMF S2k guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of vitiligo, register 013-093, version 2.0 dated 27 July 2026. Reviewed on 2 September 2026.
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