Childhood vitiligo developing after COVID-19 infection

Gianmaria Viglizzo; Astrid Herzum; Lodovica Gariazzo; Camilla Olcese; Corrado Occella

doi:10.4081/dr.2023.9547

Childhood vitiligo developing after COVID-19 infection

Dermatol Reports. 2023 Jun 6;15(3):9547. doi: 10.4081/dr.2023.9547. eCollection 2023 Sep 12.

Authors

Gianmaria Viglizzo¹, Astrid Herzum¹, Lodovica Gariazzo¹, Camilla Olcese², Corrado Occella¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Unit, Giannina Gaslini IRCCS Institute, Genoa.
² Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Italy.

Abstract

Both COVID-19 and vaccinations against it have been related to immune cutaneous manifestations. Here, we present a case of childhood vitiligo, developed after a COVID-19 infection.

Keywords: COVID-19; childhood vitiligo; pediatric; vitiligo.

Grants and funding

Funding: none.