Skin manifestations are very common in diabetes patients. Type 1 diabetes is associated commonly with autoimmune conditions, and Type 2 diabetes is commonly associated with infections. The incidence of diabetes mellitus in vitiligo patients ranges between 1-7% in literature and vitiligo may precede the onset of diabetes mellitus. PREVALENCE OF VITILIGO IN DIABETES PATIENTS: According to a clinical study, vitiligo was seen in 12% of diabetic cases in comparison to 6% in control group. In another study, the vitiligo is common in 4.9% cases compared to 1.8% control group.
These results suggest that vitiligo and diabetes may have a causal relationship. WHY DOES VITILIGO DEVELOP IN DIABETES? Autoimmunity principle Both diabetes and vitiligo share a common theory of autoimmunity. Some evidence suggest that insulin-dependent diabetes is a slow autoimmune disease which includes HLA-linked…
