A Study of Association of Diabetes Mellitus and Vitiligo Patients

Abstract

The most accepted pathogenesis of vitiligo is autoimmune theory and as a result vitiligo is known to be associated with many autoimmune diseases one of which is diabetes mellitus. A comparative cross-sectional study was done in Department of Dermatology in a tertiary care institute. Eighty patients of vitiligo and eighty controls in the age group of 12-60 years were investigated for fasting blood glucose levels. Five (6.25%) out of eighty patients with vitiligo were found to have diabetes mellitus. This study indicates that all the patients of vitiligo must be screened for diabetes mellitus, for its early diagnosis, to avoid its adverse impact on health status. Materials and MethodsStudy design was comparative cross-sectional study and was done in the period from June 2015 to December 2017. The study was conducted in the OPD of Department of Dermatology, Medical College and Tertiary Health Care Centre. The sample size taken was of 80 cases and 80 of comparative group. Eligibility CriteriaInclusion Criteria:• Study group: 1. Clinically diagnosed cases of vitiligo. a. 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 37.00 P=1 using Chi Square test. Since p value is > 0.05, there is no significant difference between two study groups.