Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo

Xianfa Tang,1– 3,* Cuilan Hao,1– 3,* Min Fan,1– 3,* Penghao Dong,1– 3 Yinyin Qi,1– 3 Jinping Gao,1– 3 He Huang,1– 3 Mengyun Chen,1– 3 Wenjun Wang1– 3 1Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of Chin...

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Main Authors: Tang X, Hao C, Fan M, Dong P, Qi Y, Gao J, Huang H, Chen M, Wang W
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author Tang X
Hao C
Fan M
Dong P
Qi Y
Gao J
Huang H
Chen M
Wang W
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Hao C
Fan M
Dong P
Qi Y
Gao J
Huang H
Chen M
Wang W
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description Xianfa Tang,1– 3,* Cuilan Hao,1– 3,* Min Fan,1– 3,* Penghao Dong,1– 3 Yinyin Qi,1– 3 Jinping Gao,1– 3 He Huang,1– 3 Mengyun Chen,1– 3 Wenjun Wang1– 3 1Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 3Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wenjun Wang, Email wangwj0720@sina.comPurpose: To investigate the correlation between the presence of the Koebner phenomenon (KP) and clinical features of patients with vitiligo.Patients and Methods: The clinical characteristic data, including age, age of onset, disease duration, gender, clinical stage, clinical type, family history, and comorbid immune-related diseases, of 1472 patients with/without KP were analyzed with SPSS 17.0 software.Results: Of the 1472 patients, 290 (19.70%) were positive for KP. The clinical course (6.95 vs 5.62, P = 0.015), percentage of patients with progressive stage (78.97% vs 70.05%, P = 0.002), the acrofacial type (4.49% vs 1.69%, P = 0.004), comorbid immune-related diseases (28.29% vs 19.04%, P = 0.001) and lesion area ≥ 2% (47.24% vs 38.24%, P = 0.005) in KP-positive group were significantly greater than those in KP-negative group. Binary logistic regression analysis found that progressive stage (P = 0.003, OR = 1.60, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.17– 2.18), area of skin lesion ≥ 2% (P = 0.008, OR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.10– 1.88) and comorbid immune-related diseases (P = 0.001, OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.21– 2.20) were significantly associated with KP.Conclusion: The presence of KP in patients with vitiligo is associated with clinical progression, the acrofacial type, comorbid immune-related disease and a larger lesion area. This study suggested the presence of KP may be an indicator of disease activity and aggression, and underlay its importance in the management of disease.Keywords: vitiligo, Koebner phenomenon, clinical features
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spelling doaj-art-7c006524489d482f91ed9da9e49d16ae2025-01-16T16:17:13ZengDove Medical PressClinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology1178-70152025-01-01Volume 189710399269Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in VitiligoTang XHao CFan MDong PQi YGao JHuang HChen MWang WXianfa Tang,1– 3,* Cuilan Hao,1– 3,* Min Fan,1– 3,* Penghao Dong,1– 3 Yinyin Qi,1– 3 Jinping Gao,1– 3 He Huang,1– 3 Mengyun Chen,1– 3 Wenjun Wang1– 3 1Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 3Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wenjun Wang, Email wangwj0720@sina.comPurpose: To investigate the correlation between the presence of the Koebner phenomenon (KP) and clinical features of patients with vitiligo.Patients and Methods: The clinical characteristic data, including age, age of onset, disease duration, gender, clinical stage, clinical type, family history, and comorbid immune-related diseases, of 1472 patients with/without KP were analyzed with SPSS 17.0 software.Results: Of the 1472 patients, 290 (19.70%) were positive for KP. The clinical course (6.95 vs 5.62, P = 0.015), percentage of patients with progressive stage (78.97% vs 70.05%, P = 0.002), the acrofacial type (4.49% vs 1.69%, P = 0.004), comorbid immune-related diseases (28.29% vs 19.04%, P = 0.001) and lesion area ≥ 2% (47.24% vs 38.24%, P = 0.005) in KP-positive group were significantly greater than those in KP-negative group. Binary logistic regression analysis found that progressive stage (P = 0.003, OR = 1.60, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.17– 2.18), area of skin lesion ≥ 2% (P = 0.008, OR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.10– 1.88) and comorbid immune-related diseases (P = 0.001, OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.21– 2.20) were significantly associated with KP.Conclusion: The presence of KP in patients with vitiligo is associated with clinical progression, the acrofacial type, comorbid immune-related disease and a larger lesion area. This study suggested the presence of KP may be an indicator of disease activity and aggression, and underlay its importance in the management of disease.Keywords: vitiligo, Koebner phenomenon, clinical featureshttps://www.dovepress.com/correlation-between-the-koebner-phenomenon-and-clinical-features-in-vi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CCIDvitiligokoebner phenomenonclinical features.
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Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
vitiligo
koebner phenomenon
clinical features.
title Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo
title_full Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo
title_fullStr Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo
title_full_unstemmed Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo
title_short Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo
title_sort correlation between the koebner phenomenon and clinical features in vitiligo
topic vitiligo
koebner phenomenon
clinical features.
url https://www.dovepress.com/correlation-between-the-koebner-phenomenon-and-clinical-features-in-vi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CCID
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