Social Media Platforms as a Resource for Vitiligo Support

Authors

Wyatt Boothby-Shoemaker, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Rayva Khanna
Raveena Khanna
Amanda Milburn
Shikha Walia
Richard H. Huggins, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Boothby-Shoemaker W, Khanna R, Khanna R, Milburn A, Walia S, and Huggins RH. Social Media Platforms as a Resource for Vitiligo Support. J Drugs Dermatol 2022; 21(10):1135-1136.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2022

Publication Title

J Drugs Dermatol

Abstract

Social media use among dermatology patients is ubiquitous, with estimates of over 80% of patients using social media to learn about their dermatologic conditions. Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease leading to depigmentation with an estimated prevalence of 0.5%–2% globally. Vitiligo has been implicated in a decreased quality of life (QoL), particularly in females, individuals with darker complexions, and those from South Asian cultures.

PubMed ID

36219048

Volume

21

Issue

10

First Page

1135

Last Page

1136