Vitiligo

There is no benefit from screening for vitiligo. Vitiligo is more common in patients with a family history of vitiligo or other autoimmune disorders.

Patients with halo naevi (a melanocytic naevus surrounded by a halo of depigmentation) may be more likely to develop vitiligo, and should have a total body skin examination for additional lesions. [Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]: Classic appearance of a halo naevusFrom Dr John E. Harris' personal collection [Citation ends].[Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]: Halo of depigmentation around congenital naevus in black childPhotograph from the collection of Sarah Stein, MD, University of Chicago, used with permission [Citation ends].